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Salvage
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salvage
English
Etymology
en es salvaje savage, uncivilised. The name likely derives from an encounter between the Spanish and the local indigenous population.
Pronunciation
en /ˈsæl.vɪdʒ/
en Sal vage
en ælvɪdʒ 2
en salvage
Proper noun
en town region/Newfoundland p/Newfoundland and Labrador c/Canada.
en 72-year-old N.L. 'superman' lifts SUV off son-in-law CBC.ca CBC https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/72-year-old-n-l-superman-lifts-suv-off-son-in-law-1.1320549 2013-07-19 A man in Salvage, N.L., is being called a 'miracle man' by some residents in the community for lifting a vehicle off his son-in-law, but he says he's no hero. https://web.archive.org/web/20230314094412/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/72-year-old-n-l-superman-lifts-suv-off-son-in-law-1.1320549
en Septuagenarian Superhero? Man Lifts Car Off Son-In-Law w:NPR https://www.npr.org/2013/07/22/204444515/septuagenarian-superhero-man-lifts-car-off-son-in-law 2013-07-22 Cecil Stuckless was fixing a Jeep in Salvage, Newfoundland with his son-in-law, who was working under the car. https://web.archive.org/web/20240428110330/https://www.npr.org/2013/07/22/204444515/septuagenarian-superhero-man-lifts-car-off-son-in-law