英和和英

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /(ˌ)ɹɛkləˈmeɪʃn̩/
• (General American) enPR: rĕk'lə-mā′shn, IPA: /ˌɹɛkləˈmeɪʃn̩/
• 韻: -eɪʃən
• ハイフネーション: rec‧la‧ma‧tion

名詞

reclamation (countable and uncountable, plural reclamations)

1. The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
   • 2015, Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney, Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America‎, Threshold Editions, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 222:

     Ignoring international law, the Chinese have claimed sovereignty over most of the South China Sea and are embarked upon a massive land reclamation and construction program to bolster these claims.

   • 2023 March 8, Chris Howe, “Building the platform for Old Oak Common's platforms”, in RAIL, number 978, page 60:

     From there, the material will be transported by rail to three sites across the country, to be used for land reclamation.

2. The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.

関連する語

• reclaim