Reclamation definition
An example of a reclamation is how landfill employees sift through garbage to find usable items.
An example of a reclamation is trees growing on land that was heavily logged.
Other Word Forms
Noun
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