excavation

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excavation Definition

• (n) the act of digging; "there''s an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
• (n) the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"
• (n) a hole in the ground made by excavating
• (n) the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

excavation Synonyms

• archeological site
• dig
• digging
• excavation
• hole in the ground
• mining