Definition of "evacuation" []

• The act of evacuating or the condition of being evacuated. (noun)
• Physiology Discharge of waste materials from the excretory passages of the body, especially from the bowels. (noun)
• Physiology The material so discharged. (noun)

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• ""This is the first time I am using the term 'evacuation,' " the governor said, the Associated Press reported."
• ""This is the first time I am using the term 'evacuation,' the first time I'm really asking you to leave," Sukhumbhand said."
• "This is the first time I am using the term evacuation, the first time I'm really asking you to leave."