process of returning to a former state after problems

plural of recovery

plural of recovery position

The position, into which helpers will typically place an unconscious person, of lying on the floor three-quarters prone, on one's side; this position maximises the likelihood of the person's airway remaining open.

A vehicle designed and equipped for the recovery of other vehicles, which have either broken down, got stuck, or been involved in an accident.

plural of recovery vehicle

(UK, law, historical) A legal proceeding in England that enabled lawyers to convert an entailed estate into absolute ownership, fee simple, by means of a legal fiction.

A fraudulent operation in which the fraudsters contact people who have already been scammed and offer to recover their lost money, but in fact steal more money from the victims.

plural of recovery room

A boiler for recovering the sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide used in a chemical wood pulping process.