reclamation
(noun) the recovery of useful substances from waste products
reclamation, reformation
(noun) rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; “the reclamation of delinquent children”
reclamation, renewal, rehabilitation
(noun) the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
reclamation (countable and uncountable, plural reclamations)
The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.
Source: Wiktionary
Rec`la*ma"tion, n. Etym: [F. réclamation, L. reclamatio. See Reclaim.]
1. The act or process of reclaiming.
2. Representation made in opposition; remonstrance. I would now, on the reclamation both of generosity and of justice, try clemency. Landor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
