Definition of Evacuation

1. Noun. The act of removing the contents of something.

Exact synonyms: Emptying, Voidance
Generic synonyms: Remotion, Removal
Specialized synonyms: Drain, Drainage
Derivative terms: Empty, Empty, Evacuate, Evacuate, Void

2. Noun. The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection.
Generic synonyms: Withdrawal
Specialized synonyms: Medevac, Medical Evacuation, Medivac
Specialized synonyms: Dunkerque, Dunkirk
Derivative terms: Evacuate, Evacuate

3. Noun. The bodily process of discharging waste matter.

Definition of Evacuation

1. n. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging.

Definition of Evacuation

1. Noun. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum. ¹

2. Noun. Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, fortress, etc. ¹

3. Noun. 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. ¹

4. Noun. The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection ¹

5. Noun. That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means. ¹

6. Noun. Abolition; nullification. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Evacuation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Evacuation

1. An emptying, as of the bowels. Origin: L. Evacuatio = to empty (11 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Evacuation

euxinia
euxinic
ev'ry
evac
evacate
evacated
evacates
evacating
evacs
evacuant
evacuants
evacuate
evacuated
evacuates
evacuating
evacuation slide
evacuations
evacuative
evacuator
evacuatories
evacuators
evacuatory
evacuchair
evacuchairs
evacuee
evacuees
evadable
evade
evaded

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