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evacuation

Syllabification: (e·vac·u·a·tion)
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Definition of evacuation

noun

  • 1the action of evacuating a person or a place:there were waves of evacuation during the blitz a full-scale evacuation of the city center
  • 2the action of emptying the bowels or another bodily organ.
  • a quantity of matter discharged from the bowels or another bodily organ.
  • technical the action of emptying a container of air, water, or other contents.

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