Self-evacuation
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The evacuation of a place by one's own decision, without assistance, or unaided.
"Because just about the worst thing that can happen when trains become stranded is that passengers take matters into their own hands and leave the train - self-evacuation as the report calls it."
Example
More examples"Because just about the worst thing that can happen when trains become stranded is that passengers take matters into their own hands and leave the train - self-evacuation as the report calls it."
Etymology
From self- + evacuation.
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