excavation
noun
ex·ca·va·tion
| \ ˌek-skə-ˈvā-shən
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Definition of excavation
1
: the action or process of excavating
2
: a cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping
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Other Words from excavation
excavational
\ ˌek-skə-ˈvā-shnəl
, -shə-nᵊl \
adjective
, -shə-nᵊl \
adjective
Examples of excavation in a Sentence
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Teams soon will start digging similar excavation units inside and outside the famed Alamo church. — Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, "Alamo’s oldest wall being studied in ‘unprecedented’ digs," 13 Aug. 2019 Meticulously observed and expansively researched, Broom’s inquiry is an excavation told in four parts. — Lynell George, Los Angeles Times, "Review: Sarah M. Broom shows her New Orleans in ‘The Yellow House’," 9 Aug. 2019 Demolition and soil excavation are scheduled to occur in either late summer or early fall, according to Schafer's application. — Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A developer plans to demolish a former dry cleaners and a neighboring house in Shorewood," 5 Aug. 2019 Moore operates an excavation, waste disposal and demolition business in Enterprise. — Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, "Former state Rep. Barry Moore of Enterprise running for Congress," 5 Aug. 2019 Back in 2012, Caron and other researchers partaking in an excavation trip discovered C. falcatus fossils in Burgess Shale, a deposit where fossils are frequently found in the Canadian Rockies. — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, "Ancient Anthropod Named After Star Wars' Millennium Falcon," 31 July 2019 That had been a major item of contention after the last public hearing when the applicant indicated excavation would go into that 8-foot buffer. — Denise Coffey, courant.com, "Thompson Approves Another Gravel Mining Operation," 29 July 2019 An oilfield crew working on an excavation for a pipeline discovered the remains on Tuesday, Greeley Police Sgt. — Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, "Body of Missing Colorado Girl Found at Pipeline Site 34 Years After She Disappeared," 26 July 2019 Fewer people know that Cole actually worked on excavations once and even discovered an ancient mask in Bulgaria. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "Cole Sprouse's Net Worth Is Still Sky High Thanks to "Riverdale"," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'excavation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for excavation
excavation
noun
ex·ca·va·tion
| \ ˌek-skə-ˈvā-shən
\
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Kids Definition of excavation
1
: the act of excavating
2
: a hollow place formed by excavating
excavation
noun
ex·ca·va·tion
| \ ˌek-skə-ˈvā-shən
\
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Medical Definition of excavation
1
: the action or process of excavating
2
: a cavity formed by or as if by cutting, digging, or scooping
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