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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Communities near both the Post and Sites fire remained under evacuation orders, with dozens of buildings still threatened.
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
Limited evacuation orders remained in effect in Calaveras County.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
The evacuation order came so quickly that Christy Hood and her husband, Richard, only had time to grab their two children and two dogs.
—CBS News, 19 June 2024
That February, when COVID-19 restrictions prompted an evacuation of the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang, Russian diplomats were seen pushing a rail cart in a desperate dash for the border.
—Sergey Radchenko, NPR, 19 June 2024
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
Limited evacuation orders remained in effect in Calaveras County.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
The evacuation order came so quickly that Christy Hood and her husband, Richard, only had time to grab their two children and two dogs.
—CBS News, 19 June 2024
That February, when COVID-19 restrictions prompted an evacuation of the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang, Russian diplomats were seen pushing a rail cart in a desperate dash for the border.
—Sergey Radchenko, NPR, 19 June 2024
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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