salvage — OAT

salvage

verb

1 all attempts to salvage the Danish cargo vessel have been called off:

rescue, save, recover, retrieve, raise, reclaim, get back, restore, reinstate.

2 his first goal salvaged a precious point for his club:

retain, preserve, conserve;

regain, win back, recoup, recapture, redeem, snatch.

noun

1 the salvage operation is taking place 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland:

rescue, saving, recovery, raising, reclamation, restoration, salvation.

2 I bought an old car from a salvage dealer:

scrap, waste, waste material, waste paper, remains.