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evacuation

e·vac·u·a·tion [ i vàkyoo áysh'n ] (plural e·vac·u·a·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. clearing of dangerous place: an act or the process of emptying a dangerous or potentially dangerous place of people
ordered the evacuation of the building

2. moving people to safety: a removal of people from a dangerous or potentially dangerous place to somewhere safe

3. physiology discharge of bodily waste: elimination of feces or urine from the body ( technical )

4. physiology bodily waste: feces or urine eliminated from the body ( technical )

5. physics creation of vacuum: the process of creating a vacuum by the removal of a gas from something

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