Wordiyoreclamation
🇬🇧 UK/.reklә'meiʃәn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
The process of converting wasteland or flooded land into land suitable for use; the recovery or reform of something.
土地开垦；废物回收；改造
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.land reclamation土地开垦／填海造地
- 2.reclamation project开垦项目
- 3.reclamation of wasteland荒地改造
- 4.[coastal reclamation]沿海填海工程
Example Sentences
- 1.
The coastal reclamation project transformed miles of wetlands into buildable land.
- 2.
Land reclamation in the Netherlands has been ongoing for centuries.
- 3.
The city launched a reclamation program to rehabilitate former industrial sites.