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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
excavation
n 1: the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation
going on near Princeton" [syn: excavation, digging,
dig]
2: the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp
next to the dig" [syn: dig, excavation, archeological
site]
3: a hole in the ground made by excavating
4: the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth [syn:
mining, excavation]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Excavation \Ex`ca*va"tion\, n. [L. excavatio: cf. F.
excavation.]
1. The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting,
scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
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2. A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping. "A
winding excavation." --Glover.
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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.
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The delivery of the excavations at a distance of
250 feet. --E. L.
Corthell.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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