What does Evacuation mean?

Definitions for Evacuation
ɪˌvæk yuˈeɪ ʃənevac·u·a·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. emptying, voidance, evacuationnoun

    the act of removing the contents of something

  2. evacuationnoun

    the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection

  3. elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting, voidingnoun

    the bodily process of discharging waste matter

Wiktionary

  1. evacuationnoun

    The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum.

  2. evacuationnoun

    Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, fortress, etc.

  3. evacuationnoun

    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.

  4. evacuationnoun

    The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection

  5. evacuationnoun

    That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means.

  6. evacuationnoun

    Abolition; nullification.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Evacuationnoun

    Etymology: from evacuate.

    Consider the vast evacuations of men that England hath had, by assistances lent to foreign kingdoms. Matthew Hale, Orig. of Mank.

    Popery hath not been able to re-establish itself in any place, after provision made against it by utter evacuation of all Romish ceremonies. Richard Hooker, b. iv. s. 9.

    The usual practice of physick among us, turns in a manner wholly upon evacuation, either by bleeding, vomit, or some purgation. William Temple.

ChatGPT

  1. evacuation

    Evacuation refers to the process of moving people away from an area or place where they are in imminent danger due to various circumstances like natural disasters, emergencies or threats, to a safer location or place. It is a protective action commonly implemented for public safety and can be temporary or permanent depending on the situation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Evacuationnoun

    the act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging

  2. Evacuationnoun

    withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress, etc

  3. Evacuationnoun

    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

  4. Evacuationnoun

    that which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means

  5. Evacuationnoun

    abolition; nullification

  6. Etymology: [L. evacuatio: cf. F. vacuation.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. evacuation

    1. Removal of a patient by any of a variety of transport means (air, ground, rail, or sea) from a theater of military operation, or between health service support capabilities, for the purpose of preventing further illness or injury, providing additional care, or providing disposition of patients from the military health care system. 2. The clearance of personnel, animals, or materiel from a given locality. 3. The controlled process of collecting, classifying, and shipping unserviceable or abandoned materiel, US or foreign, to appropriate reclamation, maintenance, technical intelligence, or disposal facilities. 4. The ordered or authorized departure of noncombatants from a specific area by Department of State, Department of Defense, or appropriate military commander. This refers to the movement from one area to another in the same or different countries. The evacuation is caused by unusual or emergency circumstances and applies equally to command or non-command sponsored family members. See also evacuee; noncombatant evacuation operations.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Evacuation in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Evacuation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Evacuation in a Sentence

  1. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown:

    Heavy rains and wind have required the evacuation of residences, and mudslides and high water have severely damaged or blocked major roadways in these areas of the state.

  2. Shinzo Abe:

    We'll cut through all the bureaucracy to secure the goods people need for their lives, to improve life in the evacuation centers - such as air conditioners as the hot days continue - and then secure temporary housing and the other things people need to rebuild their lives.

  3. Jack Keane:

    I knew it was a terrorist attack, …I was getting a report from the chief of my operations center — a two-star general — and we were talking about an airplane that had come up I-95 and had come close to Washington, D.C.,and then back to the east and went south. We err discussing what, if any, evacuation procedures there were for buildings in D.C. when the plane hit and rocked the Pentagon.

  4. Antony Blinken:

    Evacuation is the wrong word, we're determined to make good on our obligation to those who helped us, who put their lives on the line, put their families' lives on the line working with The US military, working with our diplomats.

  5. Jonathan Franks:

    Matthew's situation remains dire, and the family reiterates its plea to Presidents Joe Biden and Maduro to arrange an emergency medical evacuation, we are concerned that once authorities withdraw heavy sedation, Matthew Heath will take the first opportunity Matthew Heath gets to attempt suicide again.

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