self-evacuation en · NOUN
Etymology
From self- + evacuation.
Meanings
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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.
2024 August 21, Philip Haigh, “Stranded trains: problems for passengers and operators”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 52:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| self-evacuations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |