Meaning & Definition of Excavation in English
English⟶
Excavation
/ɛkskəveʃən/
noun
1. The act of digging
- "There's an interesting excavation going on near princeton"
synonym:
- excavation,
- digging,
- dig
2. The site of an archeological exploration
- "They set up camp next to the dig"
synonym:
- dig,
- excavation,
- archeological site
3. A hole in the ground made by excavating
synonym:
- excavation
4. The act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
synonym:
- mining,
- excavation
Examples of using
Human remains were found during the excavation.