What does "evacuation" mean?
Evacuation: That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means. Quincy.
Additional senses
- 2.Abolition; nullification. [Obs.] Hooker. Evacuation day, the anniversary of the day on which the British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25, 1783.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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