1. the action of removing people from a place of danger to a safer location
2. the action of emptying or clearing out a place or container
3. the discharge of waste matter from the body
Usage: medical

Examples

• The hurricane prompted mass evacuations along the coast.
• Emergency evacuations were ordered after the gas leak.
• The evacuations proceeded smoothly thanks to advance planning.
• Mandatory evacuations affected over 50,000 residents.
• The evacuations of the flooded areas took several hours.
• Hospital evacuations require careful coordination of medical equipment.
• The doctor discussed the patient’s recent evacuations during the examination.