Meaning & use
reclamation
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The process of recovering or restoring something to a usable condition, especially land that has been submerged, degraded, or unused.
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The reclamation of the marshland created hundreds of acres of new farmland.
The city launched a reclamation project to restore the polluted riverbank.
A note on using this word
Widely used in environmental and engineering contexts, such as 'land reclamation' from the sea.
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