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
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Officials seemed unaware of the severity of the fire for most of the day and didn't send out an evacuation order for Lahaina until more than an hour after the fire had spread into the town.
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Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
Dozens of Haitians expelled from the United States arrived back in Haiti on Thursday in the Department of Homeland Security’s first deportation flight since an ongoing gang insurgency forced the Biden administration to halt a flight with deportees and order the evacuation of Americans.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
The report also called out a need for better evacuation coordination between fire and police agencies, noting that main roadways across Maui were choked by traffic and blocked by debris as the fire raged.
—Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Across town, a bomb threat briefly forced the evacuation of the Palace of Justice, Belgian federal police confirmed.
—Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
Phoenix Fire Department issued an evacuation for a half-mile radius around the situation near 27th and Northern avenues.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency never approved that designation after the February 2023 derailment even though the disaster forced the evacuation of half the town of East Palestine and generated many fears about potential long-term health consequences of the chemicals that spilled and burned.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
The Motor City Furry Con, a Michigan convention for those who appreciate the anthropomorphic lifestyle, took to social media on Sunday to announce a full hotel evacuation at 8:49 a.m.
—Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2024
That earthquake left cracks in the Washington Monument, spurred the evacuation of the White House and Capitol, and rattled New Yorkers three weeks before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
—Jennifer Peltz, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
Dozens of Haitians expelled from the United States arrived back in Haiti on Thursday in the Department of Homeland Security’s first deportation flight since an ongoing gang insurgency forced the Biden administration to halt a flight with deportees and order the evacuation of Americans.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
The report also called out a need for better evacuation coordination between fire and police agencies, noting that main roadways across Maui were choked by traffic and blocked by debris as the fire raged.
—Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Across town, a bomb threat briefly forced the evacuation of the Palace of Justice, Belgian federal police confirmed.
—Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
Phoenix Fire Department issued an evacuation for a half-mile radius around the situation near 27th and Northern avenues.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency never approved that designation after the February 2023 derailment even though the disaster forced the evacuation of half the town of East Palestine and generated many fears about potential long-term health consequences of the chemicals that spilled and burned.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
The Motor City Furry Con, a Michigan convention for those who appreciate the anthropomorphic lifestyle, took to social media on Sunday to announce a full hotel evacuation at 8:49 a.m.
—Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2024
That earthquake left cracks in the Washington Monument, spurred the evacuation of the White House and Capitol, and rattled New Yorkers three weeks before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
—Jennifer Peltz, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
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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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