Salvaging

Pronunciation: /ˈsælvədʒ/

Salvaging (verb)

  1. to save something from being destroyed or lost, especially after an accident or disaster.
  2. to take useful parts from something damaged or no longer used.

Examples

  • They managed to salvage the documents from the flood.
  • The team worked hard to salvage the project after the setback.

Common collocations: salvage a situation, salvage a relationship, salvage materials, salvage equipment, valuable salvage

Salvaging (noun)

  1. things that have been saved from being destroyed or lost.
  2. the act of saving something from damage or loss.

Examples

  • The salvage from the shipwreck was displayed in the museum.
  • They sold the salvage at the market.

Synonyms of Salvaging

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Salvaging

  • opposite of saving or rescuing
  • opposite of recovering or retrieving