Definition & Meaning of "excavation"in English

Excavation

the act of digging

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

excavations

the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

Examples

The excavation of the copper deposit began with clearing the overburden.

a hole in the ground made by excavating

the site of an archeological exploration

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