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TJ Kennedy - Salvage


 * > Name: || TJ Kennedy ||
 * > Word: || Salvage ||
 * > Source: || [//Book Title//, Author's Name, "Chapter Title", Section Heading, Page Number where your word is found.] ||
 * > Appropriate Definition: || Verb - the act of saving or rescuing property in danger ||
 * > Definition URL: || http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salvage ||
 * > Context Sentences: || The //Philadelphia// had been part of a flotilla dispatched from America to the distant waters of the Mediterranean to wage war on Tripoli, whose warships preyed on American merchantmen. Losing the //Philadelphia// had been a cruel blow to America's hopes-and a big boost to the pasha of Tripoli, whose puny fleet had gained a powerful punch by **salvaging** the US frigate with its 36 cannons. Now the //Philadelphia// was manned by the Pasha's man. ||

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