You can use ~ to introduce a number of different ways in which something can be described.
...the crowds, which were ~ estimated at two to several thousand...
ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
You can use ~ to introduce a number of different ways in which something can be described.
...the crowds, which were ~ estimated at two to several thousand...
ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012