evacuation

noun6

1. •
   The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.

   • Roads on either side of the river Rhine will be closed as authorities seal off the large evacuation zone. The Unesco World Heritage Cologne Cathedral sits just outside the area. — 2025
2. •
   Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, country, fortress, etc.
3. •
   The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum.
4. •
   Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; urination; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.
5. •
   That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool, urine or other natural means.

   • The Abscess being broken an Ulcer is left behind, which may be known by the Evacuation of Matter by Vomit and Stool — 1685
6. •
   Abolition; nullification.