reclamation
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ləˈmeɪ 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.
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| —n | |
| 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 |
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Example sentences
Desalination, membrane wastewater reclamation, and conservation are the future of water management.
The services are primarily the reclamation of the things and the government collection, for fuel, of corpses and feces.
Once this is accomplished, reclamation will be all but impossible.
But in this case the reclamation project falls apart.
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