Definition of excavations Excavations

/ɛˌkskʌvejˈʃʌnz/ - [ekskuveyshunz] -

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What does excavations mean?

Wiktionary

excavations (Noun)
Plural of excavation.

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excavations, noun, plural of excavation.

WordNet

Noun Plural: excavations
excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating
		artefact, artifact a man-made object taken as a whole
		bore-hole, drill hole, bore a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
		delf an excavation; usually a quarry or mine
		diggings, digs temporary living quarters
		ditch a long narrow excavation in the earth
		mine explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
		mineshaft excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
		stone pit, quarry, pit a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
		pool any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
		root cellar, cellar an excavation where root vegetables are stored
		well a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
excavation - the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
		digging, dig
		creating by removal the act of creating by removing something
excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
		mining
		production (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents"
		placer mining mining valuable minerals from a placer by washing or dredging
		opencast mining, strip mining the mining of ore or coal from an open mine
excavation - the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"
		dig, archeological site
		land site, site physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"
		archaeology, archeology the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

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Wiktionary

excavation (Noun)
The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
excavation (Noun)
A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
excavation (Noun)
An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
excavation (Noun)
The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
excavation (Noun)
Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
excavation (Noun)
A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

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