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Webster 1913 Edition
Excavation
Exˊca-va′tion
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Excavation
EXCAVA'TION
,Noun.
1.
A hollow or a cavity formed by removing the interior substance. Many animals burrow in excavations of their own forming.