SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
salvage
verb
To recover or save something still useful from loss, damage, or destruction.
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The Bell That Rang at Low Tide · paragraph 4To recover or save something still useful from loss, damage, or destruction.
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See salvage in use
Before dismantling the shed, they hoped to salvage the brass hinges.
Two theater students hoped to salvage a painted screen from the pile of broken scenery.
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