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Webster 1913 Edition
Evacuation
E-vacˊu-a′tion
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Evacuation
EVACUA'TION
,Noun.
1.
Discharges by stool or other natural means; a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.2.
Abolition; nullification.Definition 2024
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See also: évacuation
English
Noun
evacuation (plural evacuations)
- The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum.
- Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, fortress, etc.
- 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.
- The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
- That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means.
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- Abolition; nullification.
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Translations
act of emptying
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withdrawal
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voidance of matter by natural passages of body
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act of leaving a place for protection
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Old French
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin ēvacuātiō.
Noun
evacuation f (oblique plural evacuations, nominative singular evacuation, nominative plural evacuations)
- (medicine) evacuation (of the bowels)