Also means
drainage
Usage Note
Évacuation is used for the organised movement of people away from danger (évacuation d'urgence) and for the drainage or discharge of liquids (tuyau d'évacuation = 'drainpipe'). The verb évacuer and the noun are both common in official emergency communications. The plural évacuations is regularly used in news reporting.
Examples
"L'évacuation du bâtiment a duré une heure."
Natural Translation
The evacuation of the building lasted one hour.
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