evacuation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: evacuation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
evacuation n the act of removing the contents of something [syn: emptying, voidance, evacuation] the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection the bodily process of discharging waste matter Synonym(s): elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting, voiding
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evacuation \Evac`ua"tion\, n. [L. evacuatio: cf. F. [82]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.