évacuation

• IPA^(key): /e.va.kɥa.sjɔ̃/

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évacuation f (plural évacuations)

1. evacuation (act of emptying)
2. a drain (for a sink, shower, etc.)
   • 2024 June 23, unknown, Pompeii in Pictures‎^[1]:

     Fig. 47 – Pompéi, boulangerie VII 12, 7 – Bassin d’impluvium ( ?) dont l’évacuation est bouchée mais qui est maintenu dans la boulangerie.

     Fig. 47 - Pompeii, bakery VII 12, 7 - Impluvium basin (?) whose drain is clogged but which is maintained in the bakery.

• “évacuation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.