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English noun: evacuation

1. evacuation (act) the act of removing the contents of something


Synonymsemptying, voidance


Broader (hypernym)remotion, removal


Narrower (hyponym)drain, drainage

2. evacuation (act) the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection


Broader (hypernym)withdrawal


Narrower (hyponym)medevac, medical evacuation, medivac


Instance hyponymDunkerque, Dunkirk

3. evacuation (process) the bodily process of discharging waste matter


Synonymselimination, excreting, excretion, voiding


Broader (hypernym)discharge, emission, expelling


Narrower (hyponym)defecation, incontinence, incontinency, laxation, micturition, shitting, urination









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