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Definition of Evacuation
1. Noun. The act of removing the contents of something.
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.
Specialized synonyms: Medevac, Medical Evacuation, Medivac
Specialized synonyms: Dunkerque, Dunkirk
Derivative terms: Evacuate, Evacuate
3. Noun. The bodily process of discharging waste matter.
Specialized synonyms: Defecation, Laxation, Shitting, Incontinence, Incontinency, Micturition, Urination
Generic synonyms: Discharge, Emission, Expelling
Derivative terms: Eliminate, Evacuate, Excrete, Excrete, Void
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
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Medical Definition of Evacuation
1. An emptying, as of the bowels. Origin: L. Evacuatio = to empty (11 Nov 1997)