reclamation
noun
rec·la·ma·tion
ˌre-klə-ˈmā-shən 
: the act or process of reclaiming: such as
b
: restoration to use : recovery
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Examples of reclamation in a Sentence
pumped water out of the field as part of the land reclamation program designed to provide farmers with more farmland
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Having been erected on marshlands and barrier islands using early land reclamation techniques, its waterlogged ground is now compacting in a process called subsidence.
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Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Recently, members of the council visited the Black Mesa and Kayenta mines to inspect reclamation efforts, accompanied by representatives from the Division of Natural Resources, Department of Minerals, Peabody Western Coal Company and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Earlier land reclamation efforts attracted the ire of environmentalists worried about the impact on Monaco’s marine life, which today includes 60 species of coral.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
China has been artificially increasing the size of South China Sea islands under its control, including land reclamation and building outposts with runways.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Recently, members of the council visited the Black Mesa and Kayenta mines to inspect reclamation efforts, accompanied by representatives from the Division of Natural Resources, Department of Minerals, Peabody Western Coal Company and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Earlier land reclamation efforts attracted the ire of environmentalists worried about the impact on Monaco’s marine life, which today includes 60 species of coral.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
China has been artificially increasing the size of South China Sea islands under its control, including land reclamation and building outposts with runways.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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reclamation
noun
rec·la·ma·tion
ˌrek-lə-ˈmā-shən
: the act or process of reclaiming : the state of being reclaimed
Legal Definition
reclamation
noun
rec·la·ma·tion
ˌre-klə-ˈmā-shən
1
: the act or process of reclaiming
the reclamation of goods delivered to an insolvent buyer
2
: a right to reclaim (as under commercial law)
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