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   evacuation

   /ɪˌvakjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the action of evacuating a person or a place: "there were waves of evacuation during the blitz" Similar removalclearanceshiftingexpulsionevictiondeportationclearanceemptyingdepopulationabandonmentquittingvacationdesertionleavingforsakingdeparture fromwithdrawal fromretreat frompull-out fromdisappearance fromexodus fromflight fromrare:unpeopling
   • 2. the action of emptying the bowels or another bodily organ: "patients with a feeling of incomplete evacuation" Similar emptying (out)voidancevoidingopeningpurgingdrainage(bowel) movementdefecationurinationvomitingexpulsionejectiondischargeexcretionpassingeliminationvoidancevoidingemptying (out)purgingemptyingdrainingrare:egestionOpposite retention
   • ▪ a quantity of matter discharged from the bowels or another bodily organ: "the evacuations of cholera victims are almost colourless" Similar bowel movement/motionstoolsexcrementexcretafaecesbodily wastedroppingsdungurinevomitrare:feculenceegesta
   • ▪ the action of emptying a container of air, water, or other contents: technical "techniques for evacuation of gas combustion fumes"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEVACUATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EVACUATION definition: 1. the act of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe: 2. the act or process of…. Learn more.

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   An evacuation happens when people are removed from or leave a dangerous place. An approaching hurricane sometimes results in the evacuation of islands and coastal towns.

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   EVACUATION definition: an evacuating or being evacuated | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

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   The meaning of EVACUATION is the act or process of evacuating.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEVACUATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   (Definition of evacuation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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   Definition of evacuation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. the process of moving people from a place of danger to a safer place. Want to learn more? the act of emptying a building or other place of people because it is not safe for them to stay there.

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   EVACUATE definition: 1. to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe: 2. to empty something of its contents…. Learn more.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEVACUATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To evacuate someone means to send them to a place of safety, away from a dangerous building, town, or area. They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country. [VERB noun] If people evacuate a place, they move out of it for a period of time, especially because it is dangerous.

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    What does the noun evacuation mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun evacuation, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

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    A complete guide to the word "EVACUATION": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.