evacuation
Plural
evacuations
1
the action of transferring people or being transferred to somewhere else to be safe from a dangerous situation
- The coastal town ordered a mandatory evacuation as the hurricane approached, urging residents to seek shelter inland.
- The military organized the evacuation of civilians from the war-torn region, providing safe passage to refugee camps.
- The fire department coordinated the evacuation of the building after a gas leak was detected.
- The embassy issued a travel advisory and facilitated the evacuation of citizens from the conflict zone.
- During the flood, emergency responders used boats to assist with the evacuation of residents trapped in their homes.
2
the bodily process of eliminating waste, such as urine or feces
- The patient experienced difficulty with bowel evacuation.
- Proper hydration aids in the regular evacuation of waste.
- The doctor monitored the evacuation of the patient's bladder.
- Medications can affect gastrointestinal evacuation.
- Elderly individuals sometimes struggle with timely evacuation.
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3
the act of emptying or removing the contents of something
- The engineer supervised the evacuation of the reservoir.
- Evacuation of the silo took several hours.
- They oversaw the evacuation of the fuel storage container.
- The evacuation of debris cleared the construction site.
- Evacuation of the cellar was necessary before fumigation.