GRE Word List
SALVAGE
compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
The meaning of the word salvage is compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck.
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