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==Origin==
[[Latin]] ''ēvacuāt''- participial stem of ''ēvacuā''-''re'' ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny Pliny]), < ē out + ''vacuus'' empty. Compare French ''évacuer'' .
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1:a. To empty, clear out the [[contents]] of (a vessel or receptacle). Chiefly in uses more or less [[technical]]: To empty (the stomach, bowels, or other bodily organ); to deplete (the [[body]]) by purging or vomiting (formerly also by bleeding, sudorifics, etc.); to exhaust (of air).
:b. To deprive (a term, [[concept]], etc.) of its contents or [[value]].
:c. Of a body of [[water]], etc.: To empty, discharge itself.
*2:a. To clear (a place) of inmates, etc., (a country) of [[inhabitants]], troops, wild beasts.
:b. Of an army; To relinquish the occupation of (a country, [[fortress]], town, position). Said also of the general in [[command]], or of the [[authority]] that orders the withdrawal.
:c. To quit, withdraw from (a place or apartment).
*3: To make void, annul, deprive of [[force]] or validity. Chiefly in [[religious]] and [[legal]] phraseology.
*4:a. To clear out, remove ([[inhabitants]], inmates, or troops).
:b. To remove ([[inhabitants]] of an area liable to aerial bombing or other hazards) to safer [[surroundings]].
==Description==
Emergency '''evacuation''' is the [[immediate]] and rapid movement of people away from the threat or [[actual]] occurrence of a hazard. Examples range from the small scale evacuation of a building due to a bomb threat or [[fire]] to the large scale evacuation of a district because of a [[flood]], bombardment or approaching [[weather]] system. In situations involving hazardous materials or possible contamination, evacuees may be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decontamination decontaminated] prior to being [[transported]] out of the contaminated area.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_evacuation]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
[[Latin]] ''ēvacuāt''- participial stem of ''ēvacuā''-''re'' ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny Pliny]), < ē out + ''vacuus'' empty. Compare French ''évacuer'' .
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1:a. To empty, clear out the [[contents]] of (a vessel or receptacle). Chiefly in uses more or less [[technical]]: To empty (the stomach, bowels, or other bodily organ); to deplete (the [[body]]) by purging or vomiting (formerly also by bleeding, sudorifics, etc.); to exhaust (of air).
:b. To deprive (a term, [[concept]], etc.) of its contents or [[value]].
:c. Of a body of [[water]], etc.: To empty, discharge itself.
*2:a. To clear (a place) of inmates, etc., (a country) of [[inhabitants]], troops, wild beasts.
:b. Of an army; To relinquish the occupation of (a country, [[fortress]], town, position). Said also of the general in [[command]], or of the [[authority]] that orders the withdrawal.
:c. To quit, withdraw from (a place or apartment).
*3: To make void, annul, deprive of [[force]] or validity. Chiefly in [[religious]] and [[legal]] phraseology.
*4:a. To clear out, remove ([[inhabitants]], inmates, or troops).
:b. To remove ([[inhabitants]] of an area liable to aerial bombing or other hazards) to safer [[surroundings]].
==Description==
Emergency '''evacuation''' is the [[immediate]] and rapid movement of people away from the threat or [[actual]] occurrence of a hazard. Examples range from the small scale evacuation of a building due to a bomb threat or [[fire]] to the large scale evacuation of a district because of a [[flood]], bombardment or approaching [[weather]] system. In situations involving hazardous materials or possible contamination, evacuees may be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decontamination decontaminated] prior to being [[transported]] out of the contaminated area.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_evacuation]
[[Category: General Reference]]