reclamation

[ rek-luh-mey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the reclaiming of desert, marshy, or submerged areas or other wasteland for cultivation or other use.
2. the act or process of reclaiming.
3. the state of being reclaimed.
4. the process or industry of deriving usable materials from waste, by-products, etc.

reclamation

/ ˌrɛkləˈmeɪʃən /

noun

1. 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

Other Words From

• nonrec·la·mation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reclamation¹

1525–35, in sense “a protest”; < Middle French < Latin reclāmātiōn- (stem of reclāmātiō ) crying out against, equivalent to reclāmāt ( us ) (past participle of reclāmāre; reclaim ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Much like High on the Hog, the work that we do is about reclamation.

From Eater

The reclamation projects who double as major offseason acquisitions, Kyle Schwarber and Josh Bell, both hit two-run homers in the first.

From Washington Post

There are two important differences between broken link reclamation and broken link building.

From Search Engine Land

Marketers can find a treasure trove of value through link reclamation and outreach efforts.

From Search Engine Land

Link reclamation seeks to literally reclaim the value of broken links pointing to your site.

From Search Engine Land

For them, this is not demolition but reclamation, cleansing the sanctuary that has been profaned by liberals.

From The Daily Beast

Matangi, a reclamation of the brown girl narrative, is a middle finger to you.

From The Daily Beast

He forgot that even the Zionist reclamation project only goes so far.

From The Daily Beast

These acts of self-reclamation, even if achieved with assistance from men, turn these women into something entirely new instead.

From The Daily Beast

I “embrace” my “otherness,” to spew that overused phrase of early '90s identity reclamation.

From The Daily Beast

The new Secretary had found his office flooded with complaints about the Reclamation Service.

From Project Gutenberg

This bog contains several thousand acres, and seems quite susceptible of reclamation and improvement.

From Project Gutenberg

In the first place, reclamation may mean two distinct things.

From Project Gutenberg

To reduce a hawk while in process of reclamation is no more than you will be obliged to do.

From Project Gutenberg

But manning is only the first step in the reclamation of a hawk.

From Project Gutenberg