SALVAGING definition: 1. present participle of salvage 2. to save goods from damage or destruction, especially from a…. Learn more.

The meaning of SALVAGE is compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck. How to use salvage in a sentence.

Divers salvaged some of the sunken ship's cargo. Few of their possessions were salvaged from the fire. He is trying to salvage his marriage/reputation. The marriage was not salvageable.

/ˈsælvɪdʒ/ /ˈsælvɪdʒ/ IPA guide Other forms: salvaged; salvaging; salvages To salvage something is to save it...before it's too late. You might try to salvage your damaged reputation by …

Define salvaging. salvaging synonyms, salvaging pronunciation, salvaging translation, English dictionary definition of salvaging. the rescue of a ship and its cargo from loss at sea; the …

Salvage may refer to: Marine salvage, the process of rescuing a ship, its cargo and sometimes the crew from peril Water salvage, rescuing people from floods. Salvage tug, a type of tugboat …

Definition of salvage verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. 1 to save a badly damaged ship, etc. from being lost completely; to save parts or property from a damaged ship …