salvage

salvage
n
1. recovery operation, rescue operation; recovery, reclamation, retrieval, rescue, saving, salvation, ransom, redemption; restoration, restitution, re-establishment, regeneration, reconstitution, rejuvenation, revitalization, revivification, renewal; reconditioning, rehabilitating, reparation.
2. salvaged goods or parts, scraps, junk; remains, leftovers.
v
3. save, rescue, ransom, redeem; reclaim, retrieve, recover; restore, reestablish, regenerate, rejuvenate, revivify, renew; recondition, rehabilitate, repair.

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