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excavation
noun
1 excavation
The act of digging:
— There's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton.
synonyms: dig, digging.
Roget 252:
concavity,
depression,
dip;
hollow,
hollowness;
indentation,
intaglio,
cavity,
dent,
dint,
dimple,
follicle,
pit,
sinus,
alveolus†,
lacuna;
excavation,
strip mine;
trough
etc.
(furrow)
259;
honeycomb.
cup,
basin,
crater,
punch bowl;
cell
etc.
(receptacle)
191;
socket.
valley,
vale,
dale,
dell,
dingle,
combe†,
bottom,
slade†,
strath†,
glade,
grove,
glen,
cave,
cavern,
cove;
grot†,
grotto;
alcove,
cul-de-sac;
gully
etc.
198;
arch
etc.
(curve)
245;
bay
etc.
(of the sea)
343.
excavator,
sapper,
miner.
honeycomb
(sponge)
252.1.
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Dutch: plaagstoot
Polish: wykopaliska
2 excavation
3 excavation
A hole in the ground made by excavating.
Dutch: uitholling
Polish: zagłębienie, wklęsłość, wgłębienie, wydrążenie, wklęśnięcie, zaklęśnięcie, zaklęsłość
4 excavation
The act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth.
synonym: mining.
Dutch: mijnbouw, mijnarbeid, mijnontginning
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