salvaging

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noun

The act by which something is salvaged.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of salvage
nounsalvaging (plural salvagings)

plural salvagings

  1. The act by which something is salvaged.

    But the continuity of this identity exists in, and only in, its perpetual salvagings and reconstructions in the face of repeated disruptions and discontinuities.

    2000, Derek Sayer, The Coasts of Bohemia: A Czech History, page 16
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APA

salvaging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salvaging

MLA

“salvaging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salvaging. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salvaging,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salvaging.

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