evacuation shelter
collocation in Englishmeaningsofevacuationandshelter
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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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shelter
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈʃel.tər/us/ˈʃel.t̬ɚ/
(a building designed to give) protection from bad weather, danger, ...
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More than 76 evacuation shelters were open around the city.
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Eight of the deaths were caused by the collapse of a damagedevacuationshelter.
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He takes them to anevacuationshelter.
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More than 50 families involved in the storm-induced destruction were relocated to evacuation shelters.
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The winds destroyed the roofs of three evacuation shelters, resulting in one injury.
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More than 76 evacuation shelters were open around the city.
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The next day these numbers rose to at least five dead and more than 8,000 in evacuation shelters.
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Tens of thousands of people were displaced during the storm, and moved into evacuation shelters set up by the government.
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The flood was expected to exceed the 1969 levels, while residents seek relief in evacuation shelters nearby.
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Some evacuation shelters were forced to evacuate due to smoke.
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Affected families were sent to evacuation shelters.
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