salvage vs shipwreck

salvage

noun
  • The rescue of a ship, its crew and passengers or its cargo from a hazardous situation. 

  • The similar rescue of property liable to loss; the property so rescued. 

  • The money from the sale of rescued goods. 

  • Summary execution, extrajudicial killing. 

  • The ship, crew or cargo so rescued. 

  • The compensation paid to the rescuers. 

  • Anything put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted, such as damaged goods. 

verb
  • to rescue. 

  • To make new or restore for the use of being saved. 

  • To apprehend and execute (a suspected criminal) without trial. 

  • To perform summary execution. 

  • to put to use. 

shipwreck

noun
  • An event where a ship sinks or runs aground. 

  • A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy. 

  • destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss 

verb
  • To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap. 

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