Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reclamation

3 senses of reclamation

Sense 1
reclamation, renewal, rehabilitation -- (the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation)
       => restoration -- (the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state)

Sense 2
reclamation, reformation -- (rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children")
       => rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving -- (recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives")

Sense 3
reclamation -- (the recovery of useful substances from waste products)
       => recovery, retrieval -- (the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost))