evacuation (n.)

  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 ]

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