Definitions for: Evacuation

[n] the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
[n] the act of removing the contents of something
[n] the bodily process of discharging waste matter

Webster (1913) Definition: E*vac`u*a"tion, n. [L. evacuatio: cf. F.
['e]vacuation.]
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.

Synonyms: elimination, emptying, excreting, excretion, voidance, voiding

See Also: defecation, discharge, drain, drainage, Dunkerque, Dunkirk, emission, expelling, incontinence, incontinency, laxation, medevac, medical evacuation, medivac, micturition, remotion, removal, shitting, urination, withdrawal

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