makeshift hospital

collocation in English

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makeshift
adjective
uk
/ˈmeɪk.ʃɪft/us
/ˈmeɪk.ʃɪft/
temporary and of low quality, but used because of a ...
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hospital
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈhɒs.pɪ.təl/us
/ˈhɑː.spɪ.t̬əl/
a place where people who are ill or injured are treated and taken care of by doctors ...
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(Definition ofmakeshiftandhospitalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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During the 1937 flood, the library was used as amakeshifthospitaluntil the water boiler burst.
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Amakeshifthospitalwas allegedly stacked with 40 bodies which the opposition were desperately trying to keep cool with fans.
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The gymnasium was turned into amakeshifthospitaldue to the nearby hospital also suffering damage.
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In the afternoon, the protesters managed to push the police back to the point where they could get into amakeshifthospital.
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The injured were so numerous that doctors and surgeons set up amakeshifthospitalin a nearby building.
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The nurses created amakeshifthospitaland the camp began receiving more civilian prisoners, including children afflicted with measles, chicken pox, and diphtheria.
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Makeshift hospitals in the city cared for people injured in the conflict, as well as refugees driven from farms in the area.
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As with many makeshift hospitals from the era, the huts stayed in place for several years after the war.
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During the conflict, makeshift hospitals and refugee areas were shelled and destroyed although it was not entirely clear who was responsible for the shelling.
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He added that hundreds of shells were fired during the battle and that 400 injured people were in the makeshift hospitals.
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The military mobilised a brigade to build makeshift hospitals and public kitchens to serve the growing number of displaced.
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