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2015 Tour de France Stage 5: Arras-Amiens 189.5km

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icehocey77 said:
TommyGun said:
Bouhanni out... Looks serious, he will be evacuated with an ambulance.


You can't evacuate a person, to evacuate a person means to give them an enema.

Ofcourse you can.

e·vac·u·ate
iˈvakyəˌwāt/
verb
1.
remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safe place.


Heard of the term medevac?
 
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ILovecycling said:
icehocey77 said:
TommyGun said:
Bouhanni out... Looks serious, he will be evacuated with an ambulance.


You can't evacuate a person, to evacuate a person means to give them an enema.
lol this is not solo english forum, give it a rest :rolleyes:

evacuate
ɪˈvakjʊeɪt
verb
1.
remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safer place.
"several families were evacuated from their homes"
synonyms: remove, clear, move out, shift, take away, turn out, expel, evict More
2.
technical
remove air, water, or other contents from (a container).
"when it springs a leak, evacuate the pond"


Let the pedant try again.
 

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