Expiration
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of expelling air from the lungs
(2) Euphemistic expressions for death
"Thousands mourned his passing"
(3) A coming to an end of a contract period
"The expiry of his driver's license"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The act of expiring
- The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration; -- opposed to inspiration.
- Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
- The last emission of breath; death.
- A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end.
- That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.