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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.
The act of making hollow, by cutting, wearing or scooping out the interior substance or part of a thing.
1.
A hollow or a cavity formed by removing the interior substance. Many animals burrow in excavations of their own forming.

Definition 2024


excavation

excavation

English

Noun

excavation (countable and uncountable, plural excavations)

  1. (uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
  2. (countable) A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
  3. (countable) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
  4. (countable) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
  5. (uncountable) Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
  6. (countable) A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.

Translations


French

Noun

excavation f (plural excavations)

  1. excavation