evacuation

Noun
  1. The act of removing the contents of something (synset 100396605)
    is a type of: remotion, removal - the act of removing
    subtypes: drain, drainage - emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
    same as: emptying, voidance
  2. The act of evacuating;
    Leaving a place in an orderly fashion;
    Especially for protection (synset 100055641)
    is a type of: withdrawal - the act of withdrawing
    subtypes: medevac, medical evacuation, medivac - the evacuation of persons (usually by air transportation) to a place where they can receive medical care
    specific instances: dunkerque, dunkirk - 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
  3. The bodily process of discharging waste matter (synset 113494300)
    is a type of: discharge, emission, expelling - any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
    subtypes:
    same as: elimination, excreting, excretion, voiding

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