English Explanatory Dictionary

managed retreat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

managed retreat managed retreats

Related words

managed realignment coastal realignment
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