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managed retreats

managed retreats is the plural of managed retreat.

Meaning of managed retreat

Noun

managed retreat (plural managed retreats)

  1. The coordinated ending of coastal development; abandonment, demolition, and relocation of human-made structures; and migration of people away from a shoreline that is allowed to migrate inland.
    • Other methods under investigation, for situations where managed retreat is not an option, include building up offshore banks […]1991 October 14, Fiona McWilliam, “Major crack-down on established defences”, in Construction Weekly, volume 4, number 38, page 15

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What is managed retreats the plural of?
Managed retreats is the plural of managed retreat.

Words near managed retreats in the dictionary

  1. managed motorways
  2. managed out
  3. managed pub
  4. managed pubs
  5. managed retreat
  6. managed retreats
  7. managed up
  8. managed with
  9. managee
  10. managees
  11. manageesh

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