crowd surge
Mob moves forward
A crowd surge is a sudden, powerful movement of a densely packed crowd in one direction, often triggered by panic, excitement, or pressure from behind.
Unlike a stampede, people in a surge may have no control over their movement—they're carried by the force of bodies around them.
Crowd surges at concerts and sporting events can cause crushing injuries or death when people are pressed against barriers or trampled.
The crowd surge at the festival entrance injured dozens.
- stampedeFrenzied mass flight
- crushCompress with force
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- swellIncrease in size
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- crowd behaviorcheering, chanting, booing, clapping, applause
- crowd movementstampede, rush, mob, throng, swarm
- fan frenzycheering, screaming, chanting, foam finger, jersey
- surgesupsurge, power spike
- event safetyevacuation plan, evacuation routes, emergency exits, security guards, barriers
- public disturbancesriot, disorderly conduct, brawl, disturbing the peace, breach of peace
crowd surgecrowd dispersal
crowd surgecrowd dispersal
evacuation · scattering · retreat · withdrawal · outflow
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