"salvages" in the noun sense
1. salvage
property or goods saved from damage or destruction
2. salvage
the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
3. salvage
the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
"salvages" in the verb sense
1. salvage, salve, relieve, save
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
2. salvage, scavenge
collect discarded material
"She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
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