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

Examples of reclamation in a Sentence

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

With the recent fire at the battery facility in Otay Mesa, the fire at the water reclamation plant in Santee and a few brush fires, From the Archives went looking for firefighter pictures and found this photo of a San Diego department fire crew with Aerial Truck No. 1. —U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024

Marshall’s partners on the project include Zev Feldman, the founder of Jazz Detective Records, as well as a significant figure for his work with the Resonance and Elemental labels, which specialize in just this kind of reclamation work. —Chris Willman, Variety, 20 May 2024

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 ˌrek-lə-ˈmā-shən 

: the act or process of reclaiming : the state of being reclaimed

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)