evacuation
Meanings
Plural: evacuations
Noun
- the act of removing the contents of something
- the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
- the bodily process of discharging waste matter
- The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
- Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, country, fortress, etc.
- The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum.
- Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; urination; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.
- That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool, urine or other natural means.
- Abolition; nullification.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English evacuacioun, from Old French evacuation, from Late Latin ēvacuātiō.
Scrabble Score: 15
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Words With Friends Score: 19
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