mass evacuation

collocation in English

meaningsofmassandevacuation

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mass
adjective[before noun]
uk
/mæs/us
/mæs/
having an effect on or involving a large number of people or forming a ...
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evacuation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪˌvæk.juˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ɪˌvæk.juˈeɪ.ʃən/
the act of moving people from a dangerous place to ...
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(Definition ofmassandevacuationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmass evacuation

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He more or less ridiculed the idea ofmassevacuation.
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How will the nurses operate when half the population will be on the move in amassevacuation?
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There is the proposal ofmassevacuation; we are told that the plans are going to be made.
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But as things stand at present, it is clear that no satisfactory system ofmassevacuationis possible.
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Further, it is surprising that one has never heard how amassevacuationof young people is going to take place.
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Around 125 people were injured and 40 were hospitalized after themassevacuation.
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We are building 17 cross-governmental capabilities, including the supply of essential services such as food and fuel, and practical response capabilities for dealing withmassevacuation.
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Within less than a month, virtually the entire population of the town flees in amassevacuation.
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During this time, earthquakes devastated the city, leaving it in ruins and prompting amassevacuationof the city.
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Themassevacuationof people called for an armada of transportation to suit the needs of students.
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It is difficult to convey to people who have not got their feet actually on the ground in these areas which might receivemassevacuationwhat is going to happen.
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As a result,massevacuationplans were enacted across coastal areas of the country, with plans to relocate up to 2 million people.
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Finally, it seems likely that the social mixing involved inmassevacuationof children, and of service in the armed forces, had increased support for welfare among the middle classes.
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