Evacuee
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˌvæk.juˈiː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Evacuee is a noun meaning A person who has been evacuated, especially a civilian evacuated from a dangerous place in time of war.
Meaning
A person who has been evacuated, especially a civilian evacuated from a dangerous place in time of war.
Example Sentences
In the three weeks since, the city has repeatedly relocated evacuees on short notice. To reopen schools, it bused many to armories, turning drill floors into open dormitories for the first time since a 1980s lawsuit halted the practice. […] Confusion about who was in charge made the chaos worse, said Annette Bethea, 49, another evacuee from the Rockaways.
Word Forms
- evacuees
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include displaced, evacuator, evadee, ejectee, shiftee, refugee.
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