evacuation
pronunciation
How to pronounce evacuation in British English:
UK [ɪˌvækju'eɪʃ(ə)n]
How to pronounce evacuation in American English:
US [ɪˌvækju'eɪʃ(ə)n]
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- Noun:
- the act of removing the contents of something
- the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
- the bodily process of discharging waste matter
Word Origin
- evacuation (n.)
- c. 1400, "discharge from the body" (originally mostly of blood), from Old French évacuation and directly from Late Latin evacuationem (nominative evacuatio), noun of action from past participle stem of evacuare "to empty" (see evacuate). Military sense is by 1710. Of persons, by 1854.
Example
- 1. It later said the evacuation was due to a blast .
- 2. Three passengers reported minor injuries that occurred during the evacuation .
- 3. Evacuation drills and continuous education are keys to long-term survival .
- 4. And on sunday morning nagin issued a mandatory evacuation order .
- 5. The city opened 72 evacuation centers in public schools on sunday morning .