salvage
verbUK /ˈsælvɪdʒ/
US /ˈsælvɪdʒ/
To save something from being lost or destroyed.
The divers tried to salvage the treasure from the sunken ship.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of saving a ship or its cargo from loss at sea.
The salvage of the cargo took three days.
3. Property that has been saved from a wreck or disaster.
The museum displayed salvage from the old shipwreck.
4. To make use of something discarded so it is not wasted.
They salvaged old wood to build a table.