evacuation

1 the act of removing the contents of something [syn: emptying, voidance]

2 the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection

3 the bodily process of discharging waste matter [syn: elimination, excretion, excreting, voiding]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

1. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging.
2. Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress, etc.
3. 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.
4. That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means.
5. Abolition; nullification.

Related terms

• evacuate
• evacuation slide

Translations

Evacuation may refer to:

• Emergency evacuation, the mass movement of persons from a dangerous place due to a disaster
• Patient evacuation, the procedure for moving a casualty from its initial location to an ambulance
• Casualty evacuation (CASEVAC), patient evacuation in combat situations
• Medical evacuation (MEDEVAC), evacuating a patient by plane or helicopter
• Evacuation (TV series), a children's show in the UK
• Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II
• Evacuation of East Prussia after World War II
• "Evacuation" (song), a song by Pearl Jam

Evacuation may also refer to:

• Forced migration, a coerced and often violent movement of persons away from their home region
• Defecation
• the physical process of creating a vacuum

See also

• List of World War II evacuations

power Evacuation : the excess power generation from generator due to rare abnormal environmental conditions

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