evacuation meaning
UK US /ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən/ 5 syllables
evacuation (noun): the act of removing the contents of something.
evacuation has 3 meanings in this dictionary.
evacuation as a noun
- the act of removing the contents of something
Type of: removal
Kinds: drain
Related forms: evacuate
- the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
Type of: withdrawal
Kinds: medical evacuation, Dunkirk
Related forms: evacuate
- the bodily process of discharging waste matter
Synonyms: elimination, excretion, excreting, voiding
Type of: discharge
Kinds: defecation, incontinence, micturition
Related forms: evacuate
evacuation in a sentence
- Police forces proceeded with the square's evacuation.
- Thank you for your hard work during today's evacuation drill.
- Today, we had an evacuation drill at school.
- The conditions were deemed sufficiently unsafe to justify an evacuation.
- Edmundo realized it was an evacuation.
How to pronounce evacuation
evacuation is pronounced /ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən/ in American English. It has 5 syllables, with the stress on the fourth syllable.
Words that rhyme with evacuation
Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with EV · words ending in ON · 10-letter words
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