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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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
How was the evacuation process and repatriation in Nebraska?
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
The Israeli military previously issued evacuation warnings for 12 Lebanese towns, 11 of them in the south and one in the eastern Bekaa area.
—May 19, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Fox News Digital previously reported on a separate roller coaster evacuation at Six Flags New England in Massachusetts earlier this year.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
How was the evacuation process and repatriation in Nebraska?
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
The Israeli military previously issued evacuation warnings for 12 Lebanese towns, 11 of them in the south and one in the eastern Bekaa area.
—May 19, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Fox News Digital previously reported on a separate roller coaster evacuation at Six Flags New England in Massachusetts earlier this year.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 19 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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