evacuation Definition
evacu·ation (ē vak′yo̵̅o̅ ā′s̸hən, i-)
noun
- an evacuating or being evacuated
- something evacuated; specif., feces
Etymology: ME evacuacioun < L evacuatio
evacuation Synonyms
evacuation
n.
evacuation Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- troop: In June 1940 Brooke played a leading role in the evacuation of British troops at Dunkirk.
- casualty: They coordinate the mode of evacuation of casualties through the appropriate channels.
Converse of object
- necessitate: Emergencies / Fire IN THE event of fire, or other reasons necessitating the evacuation of the building, a siren will sound continuously.
- simulate: The sophistication of buildingEXODUS has made it one of the World's leading design tools for simulating evacuation from buildings.
- ration: Agree a list of key words, e.g. rationing, evacuation, air raid, Anderson shelter.
Adjective modifier
- aeromedical: Aeromedical evacuation out of the squadron is used to the maximum extent possible.
- orderly: Later in the raid, he arranged the safe and orderly evacuation of some 3000 people from the burning Moorgate Underground Station.
- incomplete: Patients were asked to record daily bowel movements, abdominal pain and bloating, straining and incomplete evacuation.
- humanitarian: UNHCR asks all European countries which have offered places for humanitarian evacuation from the FYROM to prepare to receive refugees.
- safe: Arrangements are in place for the safe evacuation of disabled people.
- medical: Conduct a proof of concept trial during medical evacuation.
Modifies a noun
- drill: A full evacuation drill should be carried out at least once a year to test the effectiveness of the fire escape routine.
- procedure: Please refer to local fire evacuation procedures for your building.
Noun used with modifier
- airexodus: The airEXODUS evacuation model has been under development since 1989 with support from the UK CAA and the aviation industry.
- buildingexodus: This data is then used as part of a validation exercise for the buildingEXODUS evacuation model.
- maritimeexodus: The maritimeEXODUS evacuation model was then used to examine the evacuation procedure currently employed on the vessel.
- emergency: Emergency evacuation Should the need to evacuate the hall arise for any reason an announcement will be made from the platform.
- casualty: Served in Malaya in 1950, in casualty evacuation role.
- stretcher: Casualty was airlifted to hospital which avoided a lengthy stretcher evacuation which would have taken an estimated three hours.
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