People who live along the coast are being evacuated as the hurricane approaches. During World War II, children were evacuated from London to the country. Residents were ordered to evacuate the building. Residents have been ordered to evacuate.
Recent Examples on the WebThat could mean having access to transportation funding to evacuate people, for example. Sara Schonhardt, Scientific American, 14 Sep. 2022 People who had to evacuate their homes or apartments due to the heavy rains and flooding that Wisconsin saw Sunday into Monday are welcome at a shelter the American Red Cross has opened at Brookfield's Elmbrook Church. Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 Sheriff’s deputies went door to door to evacuate people in certain areas.oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2022 More than 1,500 people had to evacuate the area near the U.S.-Mexico border when the fire erupted Wednesday.CBS News, 2 Sep. 2022 Several rivers reached levels never seen before by park rangers, and more than 10,000 visitors had to evacuate. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 24 Aug. 2022 Beaman and his family lived in Gulf Shores at the time and had to evacuate their home -- twice. Leigh Morgan, al, 22 July 2022 San Francisco Police confirmed officers located a suspicious package, and the International Terminal had to evacuate. Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 July 2022 Not only was being outside hazardous, but Mr. Lockwood had to evacuate his home in the mountains.New York Times, 20 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, to draw off morbid humors, from Latin evacuatus, past participle of evacuare to empty, from e- + vacuus empty