evac
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8.5
A person moved to safety from a dangerous place
- noun
- /ɪˈvæk/
- Jargon
:
evacuado
- She'll be assisting with the evacs.
Examples
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The rescue team provided an evac for the families trapped in the flooded area.
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I need an evac as soon as possible.
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I have the evac in sight.
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- Where's the evac site?
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Mark them down as evacs.
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I need evac now.
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After the hurricane, many evacs were transported to safe shelters away from the coast.
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During the fire drill, students lined up to board the bus for their evac from the building.
Synonyms
evacuee
vsevac
35
5.1
A person who leaves a dangerous place to stay safe, for example during a war or flood
is an informal label used instead of a neutral or formal term
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Evac for a person comes from the same root as evacuate and Latin evacuare 'empty', and is like the word evacuee. So an evac is someone who has been moved out of danger and taken to safety, leaving the place 'empty' of people.