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salvages
We have found lemma(root) word of salvages : salvage.
Definitions
[ˈsalvɪdʒ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo) from loss at sea
(e.g: an emerald and gold cross was salvaged from the wreck)
- apprehend and execute (a suspected criminal) without trial
(e.g: those who are salvaged simply disappear from their homes or workplaces)
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Origin
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mid 17th century (as a noun denoting payment for saving a ship or its cargo): from French, from medieval Latin salvagium, from Latin salvare ‘to save’. The verb dates from the late 19th century
[ˈsalvɪdʒ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the rescue of a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo from loss at sea
(e.g: a salvage operation was under way)
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 17th century (as a noun denoting payment for saving a ship or its cargo): from French, from medieval Latin salvagium, from Latin salvare ‘to save’. The verb dates from the late 19th century
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