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

Examples of evacuation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The assault has seen the Israeli military strike bridges connecting the region to the rest of Lebanon as well as settlements in the area, issuing sweeping evacuation orders. —Nbc News, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026

Medical evacuations have stalled. —Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026

The military issued evacuation orders for the capital's suburbs, but then attacked central Beirut. —Npr Staff, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026

The company says the system would be able to perform hemorrhage control, wound repair, chest decompression, shrapnel extraction, and field suturing, stabilizing the patient until evacuation can be carried out. —Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for evacuation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Medical Definition

evacuation

noun

evac·​u·​a·​tion i-ˌvak-yə-ˈwā-shən 

1

: the act or process of evacuating

2

: something evacuated or discharged