reclamation
pronunciation
How to pronounce reclamation in British English:
UK [ˌreklə'meɪʃn]
How to pronounce reclamation in American English:
US [ˌrɛkləˈmeʃən]
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- Noun:
- the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
- rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
- the recovery of useful substances from waste products
Word Origin
- reclamation (n.)
- late 15c., "a revoking" (of a grant, etc.), from Old French réclamacion and directly from Latin reclamationem (nominative reclamatio) "a cry of 'no,' a shout of disapproval," noun of action from past participle stem of reclamare "cry out against, protest" (see reclaim). From 1630s as "action of calling (someone) back" (from iniquity, etc.); meaning "action of claiming something taken awat" is from 1787. Of land from 1848.
Example
- 1. An amazing and breathtaking way to commemorate history is reclamation of wood .
- 2. Unprotected reclamation may cause severe environmental impacts .
- 3. The utilization direction of water resources in heilongjiang reclamation area .
- 4. Tpb considered the minimum reclamation option .
- 5. A large swathe of industrial london is to be destroyed , a lot of it ugly : reclamation yards , bottom-end used car firms .