Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The act or process of reclaiming.
  • noun A restoration, as to productivity, usefulness, or morality.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A reclaiming of something as a possession; a claim or demand for return or restoration; a requirement of compensation for something wrongly taken or withheld; also, a claim to a discovery as having been previously made.
  • noun A calling or bringing back, as from aberration or wrong-doing; restoration; reformation.
  • noun The act of subduing to fitness for service or use; taming; amelioration: as, the reclamation of wild animals or waste land.
  • noun A remonstrance; representation made in opposition; a cry of opposition or disapprobation.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act or process of reclaiming.
  • noun Representation made in opposition; remonstrance.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
  • noun The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
  • noun the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
  • noun the recovery of useful substances from waste products

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English reclamacion, from Old French reclamation, from Latin reclāmātiō, reclāmātiōn-, cry of opposition, from reclāmātus, past participle of reclāmāre, to exclaim against; see reclaim.]

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Examples

  • Because of the conflicting definitions, the use of the term reclamation can be confusing.

    AP Environmental Science Chapter 25- Issues and Options 2008

  • The problem with rainwater reclamation is that usually the optimal storage is 10 days.

    ccfinlay: A few blocks away from where I work, a d ccfinlay 2007

  • The potential for abuse in such transactions seems obvious, and the state's risk, particularly for reclamation, is substantial.

    Archive 2006-11-01 David 2006

  • The potential for abuse in such transactions seems obvious, and the state's risk, particularly for reclamation, is substantial.

    One vote for Burns David 2006

  • Hassell and Hoiberg, another reclamation from the Bulls, have taken on added responsibilities since Szczerbiak's latest injury — broken bones in his back that will keep him out for weeks, if not the remainder of the playoffs.

    USATODAY.com - Wolves can dispatch pesky Nuggets tonight 2004

  • That speaks all the more highly for the efforts that have been made by the Zionist settlements in reclamation within recent years of a comparatively unfruitful land that requires hard work and intensive effort.

    Palestine, Today and Tomorrow 1929

  • Anderson, who had taken refuge in Canada; and, unquestionably, we shall do so again and again whenever and by whomsoever reclamation is made upon us for fugitive slaves.

    The West Indies, Free Labour, and Cotton 1863

  • A recent announcement has indicated that Newmont Mining Corporation will be commencing near term reclamation activities at the former Ross Adams Uranium Mine, within Ucore's Bokan Mountain project area.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2009

  • They are starting to behave more like a quality forestry company who have a long term reclamation and restoration corporate culture a renewable resource sector.

    Ken Chapman 2009

  • When bisexuals, lesbians and gays use the word queer it is called reclamation, in the context in which you have invoked its usage it is called HOMOPHOBIA.

    Keep Talking Joe Renee 2009

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