salvageable

salvageable
salvage ► VERB 1) rescue (a ship or its cargo) from loss at sea. 2) retrieve or preserve from loss or destruction.
► NOUN 1) the action of salvaging. 2) cargo salvaged. 3) Law payment made or due to a person who has salvaged a ship or its cargo.
DERIVATIVES salvageable adjective salvager noun.
ORIGIN Latin salvagium, from salvare 'to save' .

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