managed retreat
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Example Sentences
- "Other methods under investigation, for situations where managed retreat is not an option, include building up offshore banks […]"
- "The groyne proposal was put forward by a group of residents opposed to managed retreat."
- "Ewing thinks this type of managed retreat will become more common as people start to understand the onerous cost of relentless nourishment."
Inflected Forms
Phrases
managed realignment
coastal realignment
Frequently Paired Words
managed realignment
coastal realignment