0 the act of moving people to somewhere safe inside a building, when there is danger outside or in another part of the building:
Disaster planners pencilled in an "invacuation" rehearsal at the bank's offices in Canary Wharf.
Business conversations between investment banking and research are prohibited, so please avoid research analysts in the basement during the invacuation on Thursday.
An invacuation or lockdown occurs when circumstances dictate that the safety of pupils and staff is better ensured by them being kept inside the building with the doors and windows locked.
As part of the our emergency response plan we have created an invacuation policy, which can be found on our website