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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Vietnamese authorities have ordered mass evacuations from low-lying coastal areas in the path of Typhoon Kalmaegi, the 13th to hit Vietnam this year.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Set in contemporary London, Fuze unfolds after an unexploded World War II bomb is unearthed at a busy construction site, forcing a massive citywide evacuation.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
During the 1993 Topanga Canyon fire, neighbor Sean Penn lost his home, and Madigan remembers the harrowing evacuation with her then 9-year-old, Lily.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Their $14 million grant would help to build a tsunami evacuation zone in the hospital.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Set in contemporary London, Fuze unfolds after an unexploded World War II bomb is unearthed at a busy construction site, forcing a massive citywide evacuation.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
During the 1993 Topanga Canyon fire, neighbor Sean Penn lost his home, and Madigan remembers the harrowing evacuation with her then 9-year-old, Lily.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Their $14 million grant would help to build a tsunami evacuation zone in the hospital.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
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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