Associations to the word «Evacuation»

Wiktionary

EVACUATION, noun. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum.
EVACUATION, noun. Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, fortress, etc.
EVACUATION, 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.
EVACUATION, noun. The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
EVACUATION, noun. That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means.
EVACUATION, noun. Abolition; nullification.
EVACUATION SLIDE, noun. (aviation) An inflatable slide used to evacuate passengers from an aircraft.

Dictionary definition

EVACUATION, noun. The act of removing the contents of something.
EVACUATION, noun. The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection.
EVACUATION, noun. The bodily process of discharging waste matter.

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