evacuation day

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evacuation day - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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