EVACUATION


Meaning of EVACUATION in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ large-scale , mass , massive

▪ emergency , immediate

▪ forced , mandatory ( AmE )

Officials called for a mandatory ~.

▪ voluntary ( esp. AmE )

▪ medical ( esp. AmE )

an airborne medical ~

▪ casualty

▪ wartime

▪ fire

a fire ~ drill

EVACUATION + NOUN

▪ area , zone

▪ route ( esp. AmE )

Make sure children know the emergency ~ routes.

▪ centre/center ( esp. AmE )

The high school was used as an ~ center.

▪ order

▪ plan , scheme ( BrE )

▪ drill

tsunami ~ drills

▪ efforts

▪ procedures , process

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ from

the ~ of civilians from the area

▪ under ~ ( esp. AmE )

The county was under a mandatory ~.

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