Definition of Evacoation
E*vac`u*a"tion (?), n. [L.
evacuatio: cf. F. évacuation.]
1. The act of emptying, clearing of the
contents, or discharging. Specifically: (a)
(Mil.) Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress,
etc. (b) (Med.) 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. [Obs.]
Hooker.
Evacuation day, the anniversary of the day
on which the British army evacuated the city of New York, November
25, 1783.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging.
- Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress, etc.
- 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.
- That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means.
- Abolition; nullification.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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