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What (who) is evacuation - definition
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Evacuate; Evacuated; Evacuee; Evacuation (disambiguation); Evacuations
evacuation
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Evacuation
·noun Abolition; nullification.
II. Evacuation ·noun Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress, ·etc.
III. Evacuation ·noun The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging.
IV. Evacuation ·noun That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means.
V. Evacuation ·noun Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.
evacuation
n.
1.
Emptying.
2.
Discharge, ejection, excretion.
3.
Quitting, withdrawal, retirement, retreat.
Wikipedia
Evacuation
Evacuation or Evacuate may refer to:
- Casualty evacuation (CASEVAC), patient evacuation in combat situations
- Casualty movement, the procedure for moving a casualty from its initial location to an ambulance
- Emergency evacuation, removal of persons from a dangerous place due to a disaster or impending war
- Medical evacuation (MEDEVAC), evacuating a patient by plane or helicopter or even train
Examples of use of evacuation
1. Evacuation orders: Around 21,000 people were affected by evacuation orders.
2. The evacuation and search and rescue plan identifies sites for the evacuation of groups of households.
3. EVACUATION Galveston, New Orleans and towns in south–western Louisiana are subject to mandatory evacuation orders.
4. Many compared the evacuation of Gush Katif to the evacuation of the French from Algeria.
5. An evacuation order in that area was downgraded Sunday night to an evacuation warning, officials said.