reclamation
noun
rec·la·ma·tion ˌre-klə-ˈmā-shən 
: the act or process of reclaiming: such as
a
: reformation, rehabilitation
b
: restoration to use : recovery
Synonyms
- recapture
- recoupment
- recovery
- repossession
- retrieval
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Example Sentences
pumped water out of the field as part of the land reclamation program designed to provide farmers with more farmland
Recent Examples on the Web One of my first acts of body reclamation was putting on a bathing suit again for the first time in 20 years and swimming in a pool with fat friends. 
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Virgie Tovar, refinery29.com, 3 Aug. 2022 The Feeds tab is part of a broader reclamation of algorithm-free zones on social media. Wired, 22 July 2022 But the book’s section on vegetables seems like a reclamation of sorts. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2022 The part will also be his contribution to an ongoing Black reclamation of stage after centuries of historic, and hostile, marginalization. Jason Vest, Washington Post, 21 June 2022 Beyond Van Peebles’ reclamation of the events of three decades ago, the screening — presented in 35mm — also marked the inaugural outing for American Cinematheque’s Perpetratin’ Realism: 1990s Black Film program. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 Apr. 2022 That show will need many more big splashes to seize viewers’ interest from AEW in what may be a reclamation project for Triple H. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 31 July 2022 The Arizona Diamondbacks designated left-hander Dallas Keuchel for assignment, pulling the plug on a reclamation project after four mostly rough outings. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2022 One view of Urban Legend, then, was as a reclamation project—pumping a dwindling supply of trust through a blanched and beleaguered body politic. Wired, 15 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French réclamation, from Latin reclamation-, reclamatio, from reclamare
First Known Use
1633, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
reclamation
noun
rec·la·ma·tion ˌre-klə-ˈmā-shən
: the act or process of recovering : the state of being recovered
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)
reclamation
noun
as in recovery
the act or process of getting something back pumped water out of the field as part of the land reclamation program designed to provide farmers with more farmland Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- recovery
- recapture
- retrieval
- rescue
- repossession
- replenishment
- redemption
- recoupment
- recruitment
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- loss
- misplacement