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unreclaimed adjective uk /ˌʌn.rɪˈkleɪmd/ us /ˌʌn.rɪˈkleɪmd/ Unreclaimed land is in poor condition or cannot be used, and has not been reclaimed(= made suitable for use): Plans are being made for the reforesting of unreclaimed strip mine sites. Much of the heathlands in these areas are unreclaimed to this day. See also
reclaimverb Tracts of unreclaimed rocky heaths lie side by side with civilized fields. Thousands of acres of abandoned mines remain unreclaimed. Areas of flooded marshland laid unreclaimed in some cases into the fifteenth century. The program provides money to reclaim mined lands abandoned and left unreclaimed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Environmental issues agroecology air pollution anoxia anoxic anti-conservation carbon capture dumping ground eco-audit eco-footprint efficiency energy conservation energy security environmental justice environmentalism reduce, reuse, recycleidiom rewilding runoff scrapyard scrubber sequester |