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evacuation
[ ih-vak-yoo-ey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act or process of evacuating, or the condition of being evacuated; discharge or expulsion, as of contents.
- Physiology. discharge, as of waste matter through the excretory passages, especially from the bowels.
- something evacuated or discharged.
- the removal of persons or things from an endangered area.
- clearance by removal of troops, equipment, etc.
- the withdrawal or removal of troops, civilians, etc.
Other Word Forms
- ····پ [ih-, vak, -yoo-ey-tiv], adjective
- ԴDze·u·tDz noun
- e·u·tDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of evacuation1
Example Sentences
Live footage streamed by Reuters showed a giant plume of smoke billowing from the targeted building an hour after the Israeli army issued an evacuation order to residents of the Hadath neighbourhood.
Officials in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, have unveiled an evacuation plan that would be used in the event of an invasion of the city.
Thousands found themselves waiting and waiting for alerts and evacuation updates, even as their neighborhoods came under siege.
About half a million Palestinians have been displaced by renewed Israeli evacuation orders and Israel has incorporated 30% of Gaza into "security zones".
In recent months there have been small eruptions in Iceland leading to the evacuation of Grindavik and the closure of the famous Blue Lagoon spa.
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