evacuation
evacuation Lexical Profile
evacuation Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The action or process of moving people from a dangerous place to safety.
"Local authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation of the coastal towns ahead of the approaching hurricane."
The action of emptying the bowels or another bodily organ of its contents.
"The patient was prescribed a mild laxative to assist with bowel evacuation prior to the procedure."
The process of removing air, gas, or liquid from a closed vessel or chamber to create a vacuum.
"The experiment required the complete evacuation of the glass chamber before introducing the inert gas."
• Rhymes for evacuation
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Late Latin evacuatio, a noun of action from the verb evacuare ('to empty out'), formed from ex- ('out') and vacuus ('empty'). Originally used in medicine for purging the body of fluids, the modern sense of removing people from a dangerous area emerged in the 19th century.