evacuation
🇺🇸
/ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃn/
noun
R
moving people from danger to safety
The evacuation of the building was necessary when the fire alarm sounded.
R
emptying a place because it is unsafe
The evacuation began as the hurricane approached the coast.
translation
moving people from danger to safety; emptying a place because it is unsafe
Word Forms
Plural
evacuations