Self-evacuate

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To evacuate a place by one's own decision, without assistance, or unaided.

    "The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has issued a Safety Digest into an incident where passengers self-evacuated from a train at North Pole Junction on July 15."

Example

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"The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has issued a Safety Digest into an incident where passengers self-evacuated from a train at North Pole Junction on July 15."

Etymology

From self- + evacuate.

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