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/skˈævəndʒ/ Listen

verb

Scavenge v. t.

To cleanse, as streets, from filth.

To salvage (usable items or material) from discarded or waste material.

To remove (burned gases) from the cylinder after a working stroke.

Scavenge v. i. (Internal-combustion Engines) To remove the burned gases from the cylinder after a working stroke; as, this engine does not scavenge well.

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Etymology of 'Scavenge'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Scavenge" Quotes from Famous Books

... explanation. After this the looting fell off considerably. Nevertheless, a certain number of looters, averaging about a dozen a day, were caught and put into the Guard Room. We were glad of their assistance, as there was much filthy cleaning up to be done, so, fools that came to loot, remained to scavenge. Once we had an awkward predicament, for the sergeant of the guard, having confined in the same lock-up some looters, whose detention should be for twenty-four hours, and some prisoners, whose detention should be ...

— With the British Army in The Holy Land • Henry Osmond Lock

... from toxic chemicals such as DDT; energy blockade, the result of conflict with Azerbaijan, has led to deforestation as citizens scavenge for firewood; pollution of Hrazdan (Razdan) and Aras Rivers; the draining of Sevana Lich, a result of its use as a source for hydropower, threatens drinking water supplies; restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant without ...

— The 1996 CIA Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.