excavation, n.
(excavations)
freq. cnt. 2
(excavations)
freq. cnt. 2
the act of digging
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
dig digging excavation
sample sentences
"there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
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derivationally related form
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the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
excavation mining
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
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member of this domain (topic)
opencast, opencut
bore, bore-hole, drill hole
drift, heading, gallery
fathom, fthm
rag
hush
hush
mine
strip mine, surface mine, surface-mine
drive
extract
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hyponym
a hole in the ground made by excavating
<noun.artifact>
excavation
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hyponym
the site of an archeological exploration
<noun.location>
archeological site dig excavation
sample sentences
"they set up camp next to the dig"
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