1. Noun
The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession.
2. Noun
Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of fright, etc.
3. Noun
The obtaining in a suit at law of a right to something by a verdict and judgment of court.
4. Noun
The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had.
5. Noun
In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for making a new stroke.
6. Noun
return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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