evacuation

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #9596

Meanings

1

noun
The act of moving people away from a dangerous place to safety.

The fire alarm triggered the evacuation of the whole building.
2

noun
The withdrawal of troops or civilians from an area, especially in wartime.

The evacuation of children from the cities saved many lives during the war.

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Word family

Forms evacuations

Derived forms casevacevacmed-evacnonevacuationself-evacuation

Related forms evacuateevacuee

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Phrases (1)

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medical evacuation
moving an injured or ill person to a place where treatment is available

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English evacuacioun, from Old French evacuation, from Late Latin ēvacuātiō. Equivalent to evacuate + -ion.

evacuacioun Middle English evacuation Old French ēvacuātiō la-lat

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People & Society

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# evacuation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 9596

## Meanings
1. The act of moving people away from a dangerous place to safety.
2. The withdrawal of troops or civilians from an area, especially in wartime.

## Examples
- The fire alarm triggered the evacuation of the whole building.
- The evacuation of children from the cities saved many lives during the war.

## Derived Forms
- casevac
- evac
- med-evac
- nonevacuation
- self-evacuation

## Related Forms
- evacuate
- evacuee

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: evacuacioun
- Root: evacuation
- Root: ēvacuātiō

## Etymology
From Middle English evacuacioun, from Old French evacuation, from Late Latin ēvacuātiō. Equivalent to evacuate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Evacuation comes from Middle English evacuacioun, from Old French evacuation, from Late Latin ēvacuātiō. Equivalent to evacuate + -ion. In current use, the main senses are “The act of moving people away from a dangerous place to safety” and “The withdrawal of troops or civilians from an area, especially in wartime”.

## Topics
- People & Society

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