Evacuation
Evacuation , noun
[Latin evacuatio: compare French évacuation.]
1.
(Military) The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging.
(a)
(Military) Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress, etc.
(b)
(Military) 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. [Obsolete] — Hooker
Collocations (1)
Evacuation day , the anniversary of the day on which the British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25, 1783.