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Meanings of reclamation in English

Portuguese
recuperação
Catalan
recuperació
Spanish
recuperación

Rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course.

recuperação

The conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation.

Usage of reclamation in English
1
So far, Egypt has had mixed results with land reclamation for agriculture.
Reuters
2
Tsunamis carried away cities, land reclamation projects, and workers with equal indifference.
The Hyperion Cantos
3
Here, again, we fall back upon our actual experience in reclamation work.
In Darkest England, and the Way Out
4
We establish a practicable and environmentally friendly reclamation strategy for carbon fibers.
Pubmed
5
The reclamation of the unsettled arid public lands presents a different problem.
State of the Union Addresses
6
However, they opposed a giant reclamation project in the capital, Uno said.
Reuters
7
I can't imagine what common interests you and I have in reclamation.
Under Handicap / A Novel
8
Irrigation, reclamation, and dry farming increase the available supply of farm land.
Problems in American Democracy
9
Then it was that the reclamation of Joe Hollends was determined on.
The Face and the Mask
10
I always felt like grime was a kind of reclamation, an assertion.
The Guardian
11
In 1866 Samuel N. Pike tried a reclamation scheme which also, failed.
The new yorker
12
If maintenance reclamation worked, then the toilet should, so Craig used it.
The truth of valor
13
That's in the new reclamation country, east of the mountains, isn't it?
The Rim of the Desert
14
China also pointed to Vietnam's own reclamation work in the South China Sea.
Reuters
15
Today it was Tori and Raj from the water reclamation project.
Drive
16
For a home with character, start rummaging through reclamation yards in your area.
The Guardian
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Translations for reclamation
Portuguese
recuperação
Reclamation through the time
Reclamation across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common