EVACUATION

evacuation

(noun) the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection

emptying, voidance, evacuation

(noun) the act of removing the contents of something

elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting, voiding

(noun) the bodily process of discharging waste matter

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

evacuation (countable and uncountable, plural evacuations)

The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.

Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, fortress, etc.

The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum.

Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.

That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means.

Abolition; nullification.

Source: Wiktionary

E*vac`u*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. evacuatio: cf. F. évacuation.]

1. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging. Specifically: (a) (Mil.) Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress, etc. (b) (Med.) Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.

2. That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means. Quincy.

3. Abolition; nullification. [Obs.] Hooker. Evacuation day, the anniversary of the day on which the British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25, 1783.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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