 excavation |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the act of digging | |
| Synonyms: | dig digging | |
| Examples: | "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" |
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| Related terms: | creating_by_removal dig excavate excavate excavate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (archeology,geography) the site of an archeological exploration | |
| Synonyms: | archeological_site dig | |
| Examples: | "they set up camp next to the dig" |
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| Related terms: | site byblos archeology dig dig excavate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a hole in the ground made by excavating | |
| Synonyms: | hole_in_the_ground | |
| Related terms: | artifact pool mine well ditch root_cellar working bore pit delf mineshaft excavate excavate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (economics,mining,business) the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth | |
| Synonyms: | mining | |
| Related terms: | production strip_mining placer_mining mine strip_mine extract hush drive opencast bore hush drift rag fathom excavate | |
| Similar spelling: |
expatiation expiation expatriation excavate excavator exception expedition expatiate exhibition expiative exceptional |
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