Reclamation Definition

rĕklə-māshən
noun
The act or process of reclaiming.
American Heritage
A reclaiming or being reclaimed; esp., the recovery of wasteland, desert, etc. by ditching, filling, or irrigating.
Webster's New World
A restoration, as to productivity, usefulness, or morality.
American Heritage
The process or industry of obtaining useful materials from waste products.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Reclamation

Noun

Singular:
reclamation
Plural:
reclamations

Origin of Reclamation

  • Middle English reclamacion from Old French reclamation from Latin reclāmātiō reclāmātiōn- cry of opposition from reclāmātus past participle of reclāmāre to exclaim against reclaim

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Reclamation Sentence Examples

  • In 1908 the Federal Reclamation Service had five projects in North Dakota.

  • The reclamation of land which has been effected here is noteworthy.

  • The estimate premised a cost of £50,000, the irrigation of 42,000 acres, and the reclamation of io,000.

  • One of the greatest improvement projects undertaken by the national Reclamation Service is one on the North Platte, begun in 1903, which contemplates a reservoir in Wyoming of sufficient capacity to store all the surplus waters of that stream, about 600 m.

  • Bygones is one of the largest reclamation yards in the UK providing high quality architectural antiques.

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Words Starting With

RREREC

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With R and Ending With N

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