evacuation
noun
evac·u·a·tion
i-ˌva-kyə-ˈwā-shən 
-kyü-ˈā-
1
: the act or process of evacuating
2
: something evacuated or discharged
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Separately, the National Transportation Safety Board is gathering information on the evacuation from the Frontier plane to determine whether injuries were serious enough to warrant a safety investigation.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The last 24 passengers still on board the MV Hondius are set to be evacuated on Monday afternoon from the cruise ship, now anchored near Spain's Atlantic island of Tenerife, according to Spanish authorities coordinating the evacuations.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Spain allowed the vessel to anchor off the Canary Islands for the evacuation of passengers and crew on Sunday and Monday, but Cape Verde's regional government fiercely opposed the measure.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
We are told to go to the Deck 3 Zodiac doors to get on an evacuation boat.
—Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The last 24 passengers still on board the MV Hondius are set to be evacuated on Monday afternoon from the cruise ship, now anchored near Spain's Atlantic island of Tenerife, according to Spanish authorities coordinating the evacuations.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Spain allowed the vessel to anchor off the Canary Islands for the evacuation of passengers and crew on Sunday and Monday, but Cape Verde's regional government fiercely opposed the measure.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
We are told to go to the Deck 3 Zodiac doors to get on an evacuation boat.
—Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for evacuation
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evacuation
noun
evac·u·a·tion
i-ˌvak-yə-ˈwā-shən
1
: the act or process of evacuating
2
: something evacuated or discharged
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