Thesaurus: excavation

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1. n. The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
2. n. A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
3. n. An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
4. n. The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
5. n. the act of digging
6. n. the site of an archeological exploration
7. n. a hole in the ground made by excavating
8. n. the act of extracting ores or coal etc. from the earth
9. 1. The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass. 2. A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping. "A winding excavation." Glover. 3. (Engin.) (a) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel. (b) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity. The delivery of the excavations at a distance of 250 feet. E. L. Corthell.
10. n:100 n. the act of digging n. a hole in the ground made by excavating