What is the meaning of evacuation of dangerously exposed waters?

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(DoD, NATO) The movement of merchant ships under naval control from severely threatened coastlines and dangerously exposed waters to safer localities. See also dangerously exposed waters.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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APAMilitary Dictionary (DoD). (2011). evacuation of dangerously exposed waters. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/evacuation_of_dangerously_exposed_waters/definitions/1961606
ChicagoMilitary Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "evacuation of dangerously exposed waters" http://smartdefine.org/evacuation_of_dangerously_exposed_waters/definitions/1961606 (accessed September 22, 2026).
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