reclamation
The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
Other meanings
The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.
Synonyms
- renewal
Related words
- nonreclamation
Word history
From Latin "reclamatio".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “reclamation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.