excavation.
The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
Meaning & usage
The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass. Especially, the trade of digging engineered holes for building foundations, roadbed preparations, and similar purposes.
A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.
Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.
The act of discovering and exposing or developing (a quality).
Where this word comes from
From Latin excavātiō (“a hollowing out”), from excavō (“to hollow out”), from ex + cavō (“to hollow out”), from cavus (“hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“vault, hole”). Equivalent to excavate + -ion.
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