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evacuación

evacuation

noun eh-bah-kwah-SYOHN Rare

Usage Note

Evacuación refers to the organized removal of people from a dangerous area, as in a fire drill (simulacro de evacuación) or a natural disaster. It also has a medical sense for the evacuation of the bowels. The related verb is evacuar.

Examples

"La evacuación del edificio fue ordenada."

Natural Translation

The evacuation of the building was orderly.

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