evacuation

S2 W2

BrE /ɪˈvæk.jʊ.əːn/ AmE /ˌɛvəˈkeɪʃən/

noun en → es

1 EMERGENCY B2

the process of moving people away from a dangerous place, especially during an emergency or war

evacuación

  • an evacuation order/plan

Collocations evacuation plan · order of evacuation

  • The town was put on full alert and an evacuation order was issued.

    La ciudad fue puesta en máxima alerta y se emitió una orden de evacuación.

2 MOVEMENT B1

the act of moving people or animals from one place to another, especially for safety reasons

traslado, desplazamiento

  • evacuation of somebody/something

Collocations evacuation of patients · evacuation of animals

  • The hospital had to evacuate all the patients.

    El hospital tuvo que evacuar a todos los pacientes.

3 HISTORY C1

the act of moving people from one country or area to another, especially during war times

desplazamiento forzado, evacuación

  • evacuation of somebody/something

Collocations forced evacuation · mass evacuation

  • The government ordered the forced evacuation of all residents.

    El gobierno ordenó la evacuación forzada de todos los residentes.