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diggings::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | digs |
| Type of | excavation |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | digs, domiciliation, lodgings, pad |
| Type of | living quarters, quarters |
Examples of diggings
diggings
The Cleveland Way passes within a stone's throw of recent archaeological diggings.
From the gazetteherald.co.uk
But Allen and construction crews are keeping an eye on the diggings.
From the sfgate.com
The diggings were worked seasonally from the discovery of gold in the 1860s through to the 1930s.
From the odt.co.nz
After some archeological diggings at the site of the Crucifixion, she unearthed three crosses.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The work was stopped and archeological diggings began.
From the scoop.co.nz
East, the swamp was previously drained and the diggings provide a ready-made base for the cycle trail.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Pants were what the prospectors really needed, however, something strong enough to hold up in the diggings.
From the time.com
Many more Chinese goldseekers came by ship through Twofold Bay and Sydney and onto the various diggings.
From the en.wikipedia.org
However, more recent archaeological diggings suggest that the building might have taken a different form.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- An excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology
- Temporary living quarters
- The Diggings was a colloquial term used to describe the gold rush locations in Australia during the 1850s. Gold miners - the diggers - would describe their journey "to the diggings" and say they were "at (or on) the diggings". ...
- Represents areas previously worked by miners fossicking for gold by digging holes.
- This name usually applied to claims that were currently being worked for gold, silver, or other ore.
- Home, either lodgings or community
