reclamations
Salvaging what's lost
Reclamations are acts of reclaiming—recovering something lost, abandoned, or degraded.
Land reclamation converts unusable territory into productive ground: The Dutch are famous for their reclamations from the sea.
The word applies to environmental restoration, recovering materials from waste, and broader efforts to take back what was previously given up or allowed to deteriorate.
Returning something to condition
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- remediationAct of correcting faults
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- strip-miningRemoving terrain layers for ore
revegetation · topsoil · reforestation · contamination · brownfield · quarry · tailings · cleanup
Creditor seizing collateral
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- liensLegal claims on property
collateral · defaults · creditors · assets · debtors · foreclosure · confiscation · recovery
Liquid removal system
- poldersLand reclaimed from water
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- dredgingExtracting underwater sediment
- leveesEarthen flood barriers
marshland · dykes · irrigation · landfill · coastal · floodplain · embankments · siltation
Reprocessing used materials
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
- scrapDiscarded bit or tussle
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
repurposing · reprocessing · rubber · metal · byproducts · industrial · processing · plastics
Reassigning to new purpose
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- slursDemeaning identity-based insults
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
- ownershipLegal right of possession
pride · marginalized · language · activism · community · self-definition · resistance · derogatory
restoration
Returning something to condition
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- remediationAct of correcting faults
- miningExtracting earth's resources
strip-mining · revegetation · topsoil · reforestation · contamination · brownfield · quarry · tailings · cleanup · ecosystem
repossession
Creditor seizing collateral
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- propertySomething owned or inherent
liens · collateral · defaults · creditors · assets · debtors · foreclosure · confiscation · recovery · claims
drainage
Liquid removal system
- poldersLand reclaimed from water
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- dredgingExtracting underwater sediment
levees · marshland · dykes · irrigation · landfill · coastal · floodplain · embankments · siltation · delta
recycling
Reprocessing used materials
recovery · repurposing · reprocessing · rubber · metal · byproducts · industrial · processing · plastics · refining
reappropriation
Reassigning to new purpose
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- slursDemeaning identity-based insults
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
ownership · pride · marginalized · language · activism · community · self-definition · resistance · derogatory · labels
reclamationsabandonments
Acts of forsaking completely
desertions · neglects · forfeitures · derelictions · surrenders
reclamationsabandonments
Acts of forsaking completely
relinquishments · forfeitures · surrenders · renunciations · cessions
reclamationsdegradations
Declines in condition
devastations · destructions · pollutions · contaminations · depletions
- land reclamationCreating ground from water
- cultural reclamationRecovering suppressed group traditions