What is the meaning of salvage?

noun

• Property or goods saved from damage or destruction.
• The act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction.
• The act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire.

verb

• Save from ruin, destruction, or harm.
  • synonyms: salve, relieve, save
• Collect discarded or refused material.
  • usage: "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
  • synonyms: scavenge