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

Displaced Palestinian children ride on the back of a donkey in the northern Gaza Strip following Israeli evacuation orders Tuesday. —Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024

Hakes had his Silverado ready to roll should evacuation orders come down, packed with keepsakes like his wife’s knitting and his mother’s paintings. —Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024

For updates on evacuation orders, see the Ventura County emergency website. —Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024

The military has ordered the complete evacuation of Beit Lahiya, the nearby town of Beit Hanoun and the urban Jabaliya refugee camp, and has allowed almost no humanitarian aid into the area for over a month. —Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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