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reclamation [‚rek·lə′mā·shən] (civil engineering) The recovery of land or other natural resource that has been abandoned because of fire, water, or other cause. Reclaiming dry land by irrigation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| And in the meantime he played small hands, investing in several arid-lands reclamation projects and keeping his eyes open for the big chance when it should come along. Upon his accession to the throne he had found the labor well nigh perfected and had turned his attention to the reclamation of Europe. But this deception would probably not have stopped our fiery young man if the host had not reflected that the reclamation which his guest made was perfectly just. |
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