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excavation > 4 senses
NOUN1excavation, digging, digThe act of digging
2excavation, dig, archeological siteThe site of an archeological exploration
3excavationA hole in the ground made by excavating
4excavation, miningThe act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
excavation > pronunciation
Soundseh.kskahvey'shahn
RhymesAachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn...
excavation > noun 1, act
MeaningThe act of digging.
Examples"there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
Synonymsdigging, dig
Broadercreating by removal
Verbsexcavate; excavate
excavation > noun 2, location
MeaningThe site of an archeological exploration.
Synonymsdig, archeological site
Categoryarcheology, archaeology
Broadersite, land site
InstancesByblos
Verbsexcavate; excavate
excavation > noun 3, artifact
MeaningA hole in the ground made by excavating.
Broaderartifact, artefact
Narrowerbore, bore-hole, drill hole; delf; diggings, digs; ditch; mine; mineshaft; pit, quarry, stone pit; pool; root cellar, cellar; well; working, workings
Verbsexcavate; excavate; excavate; excavate
excavation > noun 4, act
MeaningThe act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth.
Synonymsmining
Category ofopencast, opencut; bore, bore-hole, drill hole; drift, heading, gallery; fathom, fthm; rag; hush; hush; mine; strip mine, surface mine, surface-mine; drive; extract
Broaderproduction
Narrowerplacer mining; strip mining, opencast mining
Verbsexcavate

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