Thesaurus: evacuation

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1. n. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging.
2. n. Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress, etc.
3. n. 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. n. That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means.
5. n. Abolition; nullification.
6. n. the act of removing the contents of something
7. n. the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
8. n. the bodily process of discharging waste matter
9. 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.
10. n:100 n. the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection