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salvage
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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sal·vage
/ ˈsalvij/
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v. [tr.]
rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo) from loss at sea:
an emerald and gold cross was salvaged from the wreck.
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retrieve or preserve (something) from potential loss or adverse circumstances:
it was the only crumb of comfort he could salvage from the ordeal.
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the rescue of a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo from loss at sea:
[as adj.]
a salvage operation was under way.
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the cargo saved from a wrecked or sunken ship:
salvage taken from a ship that had sunk in the river.
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the rescue of property or material from potential loss or destruction.
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Law
payment made or due to a person who has saved a ship or its cargo.
DERIVATIVES:
sal·vage·a·ble
adj.
sal·vag·er
n.
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Salvage Arbitration.
News Wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing; 7/2/2009; 700+ words
; Key Points: There are different ways of ensuring that the salvage reward can be determined after the salvage. Salvage arbitration is a less well known and specialised area of arbitration. Salvage is the saving...
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Salvage as a risk management tool
Magazine article from: Rough Notes; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Agents can save money for clients by using salvage after a loss A multi-truck highway mishap...working directly with a new, high-tech salvage company to preempt total losses even before...com, also in Houston, to incorporate salvage into client risk management programs and...
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Salvage operators expect reasonable return for A1 service
Magazine article from: Insurance Brokers' Monthly and Insurance Adviser; 7/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; Motor salvage industry in crisis as it struggles to...categorisation Categorisation of motor salvage was introduced to help reduce the high...people in the motor insurance and motor salvage industries. Its long-term effect promises...
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Towing vs. salvage: it really pays to know the difference.
Magazine article from: BOAT/U.S. Magazine; 3/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...Knowing the difference between towing and salvage could save you boatloads of money if you...the water. Historically and legally, salvage is any voluntary and successful rescue...property to rescue others in distress, salvage often results in a request for a percentage...
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Salvage Direct Adds Commercial Lines Division; Commercial Vehicles to Join Internet Auction Site's Roster of Salvaged Vehicles and Watercraft.
Business Wire; 2/21/2006; 700+ words
; TITUSVILLE, Pa. -- Salvage Direct today announced the launch of...construction equipment and heavy machinery to Salvage Direct's current roster of salvaged...boats over the Internet in 1998. Since Salvage Direct first began pairing state-of...
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National Maritime Salvage.
Magazine article from: Marine Log; 6/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE AMERICAN SALVAGE ASSOCIATION AND MARINE LOG PRESENT RENOWNED...S. NACVY, COAST GUARD AND SHIPPING, SALVAGE AND INSURANCE ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCUSS...John Witte, Jr., President, American Salvage Association; Executive VP, Donjon Marine...
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Lewis Salvage Company: a reputation for honesty: Lewis Salvage meets its changing needs through its relationship with Sierra International Machinery.(2005 GLOBAL PARTNERS)(Lewis Salvage Co.)(Company Profile)
Magazine article from: Recycling Today; 4/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...open communication, the Family at Lewis Salvage Co. has made honesty its mission. Lewis Salvage, a family-owned business headquartered...three generations of the Lewis family, Lewis Salvage has earned success through close ties with...
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Navy salvage and diving teams essential to 'sea base' concept.
Magazine article from: National Defense; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...operational. And that is where the Navy's salvage and diving teams would play a significant...and the supervisor of the service's salvage and diving teams. Dependence on ports...Wilkins. That reinforces the importance of salvage and diving teams. It is going to take...
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National maritime salvage.(CONFERENCE & EXPO)
Magazine article from: Marine Log; 4/1/2009; 700+ words
; THE AMERICAN SALVAGE ASSOCIATION AND MARINE LOG PRESENT RENOWNED...S. NAVY, COAST GUARD AND SHIPPING, SALVAGE AND INSURANCE ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCUSS...Opening Remarks John Witte, Jr., American Salvage Association CAPT Patrick Keenan, U...
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Of salvage logging and salvation
Newspaper article from: High Country News; 12/25/2006; ; 700+ words
; Salvage is a word that is much in the air these...love it so. Among the definitions of "salvage" in the American Heritage Dictionary of...further use." It couldn't be clearer: Salvage is salvation. But definitions, like history...
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Salvage
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
SALVAGE The portion of goods or property that has...of casualty, such as a fire. The term salvage is defined more specifically depending on the industry referring to it. In business, salvage is any property that is no longer useful...
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Blood Salvage
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
Blood salvage Definition Blood salvage is the recovery of a patient's own blood from the surgical site...readministered to the patient. Purpose Pre-operative blood salvage can be performed prior to the surgical incision during the induction...
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Limb Salvage
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Limb salvage Definition Limb salvage is a type of surgery that removes a cancerous tumor or lesion while...muscles, tendons, and blood vessels. Purpose Doctors perform limb salvage to remove cancer and avoid amputation , while preserving the patient...
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salvage
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
salvage. From around the 14th century many Italian...the harbour. In the late 19th century salvage became the compensation paid by the owner...played an important role. Lloyd 's Form of Salvage Agreement (Lloyd's Open Form) was first...
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salvage operation
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
salvage operation the recovery, evacuation, and reclamation of damaged, discarded...floating equipment for reuse, repair, refabrication, or scrapping. Naval salvage operations include harbor and channel clearance, diving, hazardous towing...
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