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excavation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mining |
| Type of | production |
| Has types | strip mining, placer mining, opencast mining |
| Derivation | excavate |
excavation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | archeological site, dig |
| Type of | land site, site |
| Derivation | excavate |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dig, digging |
| Type of | creating by removal |
| Derivation | excavate |
there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton.
Examples of excavation
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They are devising a comprehensive plan of research, excavation and conservation.
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Excavation work has already begun at the main stage area, resort officials said.
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His excavation at the Wye greenhouse revealed the European tastes of its owners.
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Spillway excavation is nearly done, and concrete should be poured within a year.
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Humans, then, are involved at all steps, from excavation to laboratory analyses.
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Excavation machinery was being used to search the rubble for survivors, he said.
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It is considered one of the country's most important neolithic excavation sites.
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The excavation of a crash site is an archaeological dig of enormous proportions.
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The investigators will begin examining graves on Tuesday for planned excavation.
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- The act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
- Dig: the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"
- A hole in the ground made by excavating
- Mining: the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
- (excavate) recover through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"; "excavate gold"
- (excavate) remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
- The term archaeological excavation has a double meaning.
- In medicine, excavation has two meanings: *the act of hollowing out *the space hollowed out, or a natural cavity or pouch
- (Excavate) The excavates are a major kingdom of unicellular eukaryotes, often known as Excavata. The phylogenetic category Excavata contains a variety of free-living and symbiotic forms, and also includes some important parasites of humans.
