evacuation
noun/ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃn/
/ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- the process of moving people from a place of danger to a safer place
- the emergency evacuation of thousands of people after the earthquake
- the act of emptying a building or other place of people because it is not safe for them to stay there
- Officials ordered the evacuation of the Florida Keys as the tropical storm approached.
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