slovo | definícia |
evacuation (encz) | evacuation,evakuace n: Zdeněk Brož |
evacuation (encz) | evacuation,odsun n: Zdeněk Brož |
evacuation (encz) | evacuation,vyklizení n: Zdeněk Brož |
evacuation (encz) | evacuation,vystěhování n: Zdeněk Brož |
Evacuation (gcide) | Evacuation \E*vac`u*a"tion\, n. [L. evacuatio: cf. F.
['e]vacuation.]
1. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or
discharging. Specifically:
(a) (Mil.) Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress,
etc.
(b) (Med.) 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.
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2. That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a
discharge by stool or other natural means. --Quincy.
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3. Abolition; nullification. [Obs.] --Hooker.
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Evacuation day, the anniversary of the day on which the
British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25,
1783.
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evacuation (wn) | evacuation
n 1: the act of removing the contents of something [syn:
emptying, voidance, evacuation]
2: the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion;
especially for protection
3: the bodily process of discharging waste matter [syn:
elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting,
voiding] |
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medical evacuation (encz) | medical evacuation, n: |
Abevacuation (gcide) | Abevacuation \Ab`e*vac"u*a"tion\, n. [Pref. ab- + evacuation.]
(Med.)
A partial evacuation. --Mayne. AS
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Evacuation (gcide) | Evacuation \E*vac`u*a"tion\, n. [L. evacuatio: cf. F.
['e]vacuation.]
1. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or
discharging. Specifically:
(a) (Mil.) Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress,
etc.
(b) (Med.) 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.
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2. That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a
discharge by stool or other natural means. --Quincy.
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3. Abolition; nullification. [Obs.] --Hooker.
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Evacuation day, the anniversary of the day on which the
British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25,
1783.
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Evacuation day (gcide) | Evacuation \E*vac`u*a"tion\, n. [L. evacuatio: cf. F.
['e]vacuation.]
1. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or
discharging. Specifically:
(a) (Mil.) Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress,
etc.
(b) (Med.) 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.
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2. That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a
discharge by stool or other natural means. --Quincy.
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3. Abolition; nullification. [Obs.] --Hooker.
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Evacuation day, the anniversary of the day on which the
British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25,
1783.
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medical evacuation (wn) | medical evacuation
n 1: the evacuation of persons (usually by air transportation)
to a place where they can receive medical care [syn:
medical evacuation, medevac, medivac] |
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