Akademik

excavation
noun
1. the act of digging (Freq. 2)
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there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton

• Syn: ↑digging, ↑dig
• Derivationally related forms: ↑dig (for: ↑dig), ↑dig (for: ↑digging), ↑excavate
• Hypernyms: ↑creating by removal
2. the site of an archeological exploration
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they set up camp next to the dig

• Syn: ↑dig, ↑archeological site
• Derivationally related forms: ↑excavate, ↑dig (for: ↑dig)
• Topics: ↑archeology, ↑archaeology
• Hypernyms: ↑site, ↑land site
• Instance Hyponyms: ↑Byblos
3. a hole in the ground made by excavating
• Derivationally related forms: ↑excavate
• Hypernyms: ↑artifact, ↑artefact
• Hyponyms:
↑bore, ↑bore-hole, ↑drill hole, ↑delf, ↑diggings, ↑digs, ↑ditch, ↑mine, ↑mineshaft, ↑pit, ↑quarry, ↑stone pit, ↑pool, ↑root cellar, ↑cellar, ↑well, ↑working, ↑workings
4. the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
• Syn: ↑mining
• Derivationally related forms: ↑excavate, ↑mine (for: ↑mining)
• Members of this Topic:
↑opencast, ↑opencut, ↑bore, ↑bore-hole, ↑drill hole, ↑drift, ↑heading, ↑gallery, ↑fathom, ↑fthm, ↑rag, ↑hush, ↑mine, ↑strip mine, ↑surface mine, ↑surface-mine, ↑drive, ↑extract
• Hypernyms: ↑production
• Hyponyms: ↑placer mining, ↑strip mining, ↑opencast mining

Useful english dictionary. 2012.