OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 14244

evacuation

/ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
evacuación
The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
The peak of the record-breaking month came during the fourth week, when the railways were called upon to handle the transport side of the official evacuation from the London area.…
evacuación
The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum.
evacuación
Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; urination; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.
A large evening meal, deep sleep in a better bed than hers, a full evacuation, a hot bath (her own house had only a cold shower), a breakfast of bacon and eggs and sausages from Cr…
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