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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The fires, which engulfed tens of thousands of acres in the Los Angeles area and forced mass evacuations, prompted schedule changes for many sports teams and leagues.
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Alex Andrejev, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The fire, which caused the evacuation of 1,200 people and the closure of Highway 1 for three days, was the largest battery storage plant fire in the United States.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
In a complaint filed on Thursday, Feb. 20, in the U.S. District Court in Georgia, and later obtained by PEOPLE, passenger Marthinus Lourens said he was injured during the Monday, Feb. 17 landing and evacuation from Delta Flight 4819 that carried 76 passengers and four crew members.
—David Chiu, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
There is no ongoing threat to the public, and no evacuations were necessary, police said.
—Hanna Park, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
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Alex Andrejev, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The fire, which caused the evacuation of 1,200 people and the closure of Highway 1 for three days, was the largest battery storage plant fire in the United States.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
In a complaint filed on Thursday, Feb. 20, in the U.S. District Court in Georgia, and later obtained by PEOPLE, passenger Marthinus Lourens said he was injured during the Monday, Feb. 17 landing and evacuation from Delta Flight 4819 that carried 76 passengers and four crew members.
—David Chiu, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
There is no ongoing threat to the public, and no evacuations were necessary, police said.
—Hanna Park, CNN, 21 Feb. 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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