salvage
verb
[ ˈsalvɪdʒ ]
• rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo) from loss at sea.
• "an emerald and gold cross was salvaged from the wreck"
• apprehend and execute (a suspected criminal) without trial.
• "those who are salvaged simply disappear from their homes or workplaces"
salvage
noun
• the rescue of a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo from loss at sea.
• "a salvage operation was under way"
Origin:
mid 17th century (as a noun denoting payment for saving a ship or its cargo): from French, from medieval Latin salvagium, from Latin salvare ‘to save’. The verb dates from the late 19th century.
