evacuated

Evacuated is the past participle of evacuate and an adjective describing a person or place that has been removed from danger or occupancy. It can refer to people displaced by emergencies or to spaces where air has been removed to create a vacuum. The word derives from the Latin evacuāre, meaning to empty.

Common uses include emergency response and safety planning: governments may order evacuations to move residents away from wildfires, floods, or chemical spills; hospitals may evacuate patients during incidents; and buildings or facilities may be evacuated for safety drills or hazardous work. In science and engineering, an evacuated chamber or tube is one from which air has been removed to form a vacuum, used in experiments and devices such as vacuum tubes or high-vacuum systems.

In everyday contexts, evacuees are the people who have been evacuated, while evacuation refers to the process or act of removing people or things from danger or from a space. The term is also used in military and space exploration discussions to describe controlled movement or the removal of personnel under specific protocols.

Related terms include evacuee, the person who has been evacuated, and evacuation, the process itself. Understanding the distinction helps clarify discussions of safety planning, emergency management, and technical applications involving vacuums or emptying spaces.