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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Excavation \Ex`ca*va"tion\, n. [L. excavatio: cf F. excavation.] 1. The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass. 2. A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping. ``A winding excavation.'' --Glover. 3. (Engin.) a An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel. b The material dug out in making a channel or cavity. The delivery of the excavations at a distance of 250 feet. --E. L. Corthell From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: excavation n 1: the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" [syn: {digging}, {dig}] 2: the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig" [syn: {dig}] 3: a hole made by excavating [syn: {hole in the ground}] 4: the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth [syn: {mining}]
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