evacuation
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (3)
- the act of removing the contents of somethingSynonyms: emptyingvoidanceType of removal, remotionKinds drain, drainage
- the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protectionType of withdrawalKinds medical evacuation, medevacExamples Dunkirk evacuation, Dunkirk
- the bodily process of discharging waste matterSynonyms: eliminationexcretionexcretingvoidingType of discharge, emissionKinds defecation, incontinence, micturition
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: L. evacuatio: cf. F. évacuation.
1. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging. Specifically: (a) Military Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress, etc. (b) Medicine 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. John Quincy
3. Abolition; nullification. obsolete Richard Hooker
Evacuation day, the anniversary of the day on which the British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25, 1783.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54