(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.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). evacuation of dangerously exposed waters. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/evacuation_of_dangerously_exposed_waters/definitions/1961606 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "evacuation of dangerously exposed waters" http://smartdefine.org/evacuation_of_dangerously_exposed_waters/definitions/1961606 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
| Harvard | Military Dictionary (DoD) 2011, evacuation of dangerously exposed waters, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/evacuation_of_dangerously_exposed_waters/definitions/1961606>. |
| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "evacuation of dangerously exposed waters" 4 April 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/evacuation_of_dangerously_exposed_waters/definitions/1961606> |