The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - salvage v.

1) save, recover, rescue, redeem, deliver, retrieve, reclaim: Were you able to salvage anything of value after the fire? --n. 2) recovery, rescue, retrieval, redemption, deliverance, reclamation, salvation: The salvage of a vessel or cargo at sea invests the salvager with legal rights under certain conditions.