reclamation

[ rek-luh-mey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the reclaiming of desert, marshy, or submerged areas or other wasteland for cultivation or other use.
2. the act or process of reclaiming.
3. the state of being reclaimed.
4. the process or industry of deriving usable materials from waste, by-products, etc.

reclamation

/ ˌrɛkləˈmeɪʃən /

noun

1. the conversion of desert, marsh, or other waste land into land suitable for cultivation
2. the recovery of useful substances from waste products
3. the act of reclaiming or state of being reclaimed

Other Words From

• nonrec·la·mation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reclamation¹

1525–35, in sense “a protest”; < Middle French < Latin reclāmātiōn- (stem of reclāmātiō ) crying out against, equivalent to reclāmāt ( us ) (past participle of reclāmāre; reclaim ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

The city plans to break ground next month to start construction of new facilities at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys.

From Los Angeles Times

Through a project called Pure Water Los Angeles, they plan to treat recycled water from the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, the city’s largest wastewater treatment facility, and use that water — as much as 230 million gallons a day — to provide about a third of L.A.’s drinking water supply.

From Los Angeles Times

But there is, in one of the many reclamation projects of years past, a possible blueprint for how to lift up the park again.

From Los Angeles Times

Bureau of Reclamation and counterparts at state and federal fish agencies to complete a new permit — called an incidental take permit — for the State Water Project, said Karla Nemeth, the department’s director.

From Los Angeles Times

The development of the new operating rules has involved more than two and a half years of consultations and analysis through a “multi-agency state and federal team with regular engagement and opportunities for feedback,” said Mary Lee Knecht, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Reclamation.

From Los Angeles Times