evacuation
evacuations
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.
A fire drill or bomb threat can cause the evacuation of a school building, and during World War II there were frequent evacuations of buildings and areas of cities including London, when people hurried into shelters. Another meaning of evacuation is the emptying of something, whether a container or a human body. This relates to the word's original meaning, "discharge of blood from the body," from the Latin evacuare, "to empty."
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the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
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examples:
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Dunkerque
an amphibious evacuation in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches in northern France in a desperate retreat under enemy fire
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medevac, medical evacuation, medivac
the evacuation of persons (usually by air transportation) to a place where they can receive medical care
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withdrawal
the act of withdrawing
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Dunkerque
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the act of removing the contents of something
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the bodily process of discharging waste matter
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synonyms:
elimination, excreting, excretion, voiding
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incontinence, incontinency
involuntary urination or defecation
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micturition, urination
the discharge of urine
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bm, bowel movement, movement
a euphemism for defecation
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enuresis, urinary incontinence
inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination
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haematochezia, hematochezia
passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer)
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leak, making water, passing water, wetting
a euphemism for urination
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lithuresis
passing small stones with the urine
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nocturia, nycturia
excessive urination at night; especially common in older men
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oliguria
production of an abnormally small amount of urine
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pee, peeing, piss
informal terms for urination
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urochesia, urochezia
passage of urine from the anus
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