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    reclamation
    /ˌrɛkləˈmeɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the process of claiming something back or of reasserting a right: "the reclamation of our shared history"

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  2. : the act or process of reclaiming: such as. a. : reformation, rehabilitation. b. : restoration to use : recovery. Synonyms. recapture. recoupment. recovery. repossession. retrieval. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of reclamation in a Sentence.

  3. the activity of making land that is under water or is in poor condition suitable for farming or building on: a land reclamation project.

  4. Reclamation is the act of returning something to a former, better state. Land reclamation might involve razing a strip mall and planting crops. Reclamation is the noun form of the verb to reclaim. Most people involved in reclamation want to reclaim something out of a sense of moral or environmental duty.

  5. Reclamation definition: the reclaiming of desert, marshy, or submerged areas or other wasteland for cultivation or other use.. See examples of RECLAMATION used in a sentence.

  6. Reclamation is the restoration of land to its original condition by regrading contours and replanting after the land has been mined or drilled. Reclamation was initiated to stabilize disturbed surfaces on well pads, roads, and pipelines.

  7. the activity of making land that is under water or is in poor condition suitable for farming or building on: a land reclamation project.

  8. 1. (Agriculture) the conversion of desert, marsh, or other waste land into land suitable for cultivation. 2. the recovery of useful substances from waste products. 3. the act of reclaiming or state of being reclaimed.

  9. Reclamation Definition. The act or process of reclaiming. A reclaiming or being reclaimed; esp., the recovery of wasteland, desert, etc. by ditching, filling, or irrigating. A restoration, as to productivity, usefulness, or morality.

  10. reclamation (of something) (from something) the act of getting something back after it has been lost, taken away, etc. The group urges the reclamation of our democracy from corporate power.

  11. the process of claiming something back or of reasserting a right: . Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.