evacuation
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yuˈeɪ noun
1.
the act or process of evacuating, or the condition of being evacuated; discharge or expulsion, as of contents.
2.
Physiology. discharge, as of waste matter through the excretory passages, especially from the bowels.
3.
something evacuated or discharged.
4.
the removal of persons or things from an endangered area.
5.
clearance by removal of troops, equipment, etc.
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| being or occurring on the transmitting end of a discharge across a synapse |
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World English Dictionary
evacuate (ɪˈvækjʊˌeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (also intr) to withdraw or cause to withdraw from (a place of danger) to a place of greater safety |
| 2. | to make empty by removing the contents of |
| 3. | (also intr) physiol |
| a. to eliminate or excrete (faeces); defecate | |
| b. to discharge (any waste product) from (a part of the body) | |
| 4. | (tr) to create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc) |
| [C16: from Latin ēvacuāre to void, from vacuus empty] | |
| evacu'ation | |
| —n | |
| e'vacuative | |
| —adj | |
| e'vacuator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
evacuation
c.1400, from L.L. evacuationem (nom. 'evacuatio), noun of action from evacuare (see evacuate).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
evacuation e·vac·u·a·tion (ĭ-vāk'y&oomacr;-ā'shən)
n.
Discharge of waste materials from the excretory passages of the body, especially from the bowels.
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Example sentences
Said hotel has since taken some mitigation measures to ensure evacuation is possible.
Drills are the best indicator that an emergency evacuation will go smoothly and successfully.
For good measure, the foreign ministry boasted how many committee meetings had discussed the evacuation.
Goaded by rising floodwaters and an evacuation order, residents are escaping.
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