Excavation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌekskəˈveɪʃn|
Brit.
|ekskəˈveɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- the act of digging (syn: dig, digging)
- a hole in the ground made by excavating
- the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth (syn: mining)
there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
- the site of an archeological exploration (syn: dig)- a hole in the ground made by excavating
- the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth (syn: mining)
Extra examples
The museum displays relics found during the excavation of the site.
Word forms
noun
singular: excavation
plural: excavations
singular: excavation
plural: excavations
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