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Meaning of 'excavation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Excavation [ n.]
- The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
- A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
- An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
- The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.

Meaning of 'excavation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . excavation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of digging
Example in sentence:
  • there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
Meaning (2):
- the site of an archeological exploration
Example in sentence:
  • they set up camp next to the dig

Nearby Words:

excalceate excalceation excalfaction excalfactive excalfactory excalibur excamb excambie excambion excambium

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