What is an evacuation?
The general meaning of the word "evacuation" is for sure understood by almost everyone. But if you wanted to know a more precise definition and understand where this term came from, read our article.
We'll tell you what evacuation is, a little more.
Evacuation: Definition
The word "evacuation", like many others, came inRussian from Latin. It is based on the word "evacuatio", and then, in turn, comes from the verb "evacuare", meaning literally "empty, delete".
Evacuation is really connected with "emptying": The most common meaning of this term is the organized withdrawal of people from a dangerous place. For example, in school, a shop, a factory and in any other institution, evacuation begins when a fire breaks out or another serious threat arises. Everyone is taken to the street away from danger. In each building there must be an evacuation plan, on which all exits and routes to them are marked. How to draw this and other plans, you can learn in our article How to draw a plan.
Also, evacuation can be understood as the removalpeople and industries from the emergency zone (for example, during the radiation contamination of the area) or from the cities covered by the war. Sometimes in a colloquial speech evacuation can also be called a place where people were taken out, or a period of time during which they were forced to stay away from their permanent place of residence. For example: "During the war our family lived in evacuation for three years". Or: "We met my future husband in the evacuation."