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
Examples of evacuation in a Sentence
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Her 16-year-old has created an evacuation to-do list on her cellphone.
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Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 5 June 2024
Trending Nationally Corral Fire spreads to 14,000 acres, but evacuation order lifted
A woman made an offer on a Virginia Beach condo.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2024
This past weekend, the Golden State likely saw its busiest fire activity so far this year, with a 14,000-acre blaze in San Joaquin County that temporarily forced evacuations.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
An evacuation order was upgraded to an evacuation warning for about 200 homes in Tracy on Sunday.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
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Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 5 June 2024
Trending Nationally Corral Fire spreads to 14,000 acres, but evacuation order lifted
A woman made an offer on a Virginia Beach condo.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2024
This past weekend, the Golden State likely saw its busiest fire activity so far this year, with a 14,000-acre blaze in San Joaquin County that temporarily forced evacuations.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
An evacuation order was upgraded to an evacuation warning for about 200 homes in Tracy on Sunday.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
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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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