Synonyms for evacuation

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ih-vak-yoo-ey-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˌvæk yuˈeɪ ʃən

Définition of evacuation

Origin : c.1400, "discharge from the body" (originally mostly of blood), from Old French évacuation and directly from Late Latin evacuationem (nominative evacuatio), noun of action from past participle stem of evacuare (see evacuate).

noun removal
noun withdrawal

Example sentences :

We both agreed that evacuation of the Hagen was imperative; but then, how to get out?
Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes

Nelson, who was appointed to superintend the evacuation, frustrated these projects.
Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey

There should have been time for evacuation, but the frightened soldiers had been blind with fear.
Extract from : « The Leech » by Phillips Barbee

An amusing aftermath of the evacuation by the French and Irish Divisions.
Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton

Early in the morning got off my answer to K.'s evacuation cable.
Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton

We could now see and realize what the evacuation of Richmond involved.
Extract from : « The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson » by Edward A. Moore

Most of the hyperships used in the evacuation had been built here.
Extract from : « The Cosmic Computer » by Henry Beam Piper

The evacuation took place on the 7th and the conflagration on the 8th of August.
Extract from : « Mary S. Peake » by Lewis C. Lockwood

The English Consul has to know all the names of the English residents in case of evacuation.
Extract from : « Man and Maid » by Elinor Glyn

General Polk began the evacuation of Columbus on February 25th.
Extract from : « From Fort Henry to Corinth » by Manning Ferguson Force

Antonyms for evacuation

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