noun · countable / uncountable · rare

excavation

ex·ca·va·tion

excavation · excavations

гірнича справа, гірництво, мінування

яма, копание, углубление, котлован

Ausgrabung, Grabung, Aushub, Ausschachtung

The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a…The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.

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/ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃn/

» Flavio arrived at the excavation site.

Meaning

9 senses

(uncountable)The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
Near-synonyms: hollowing out, hollowing
Grabung, Ausgrabung
копа́ниеkopánije, рытьёrytʹjó, экскава́цияekskavácija
the act of digging
The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
(countable, uncountable)Especially, the trade of digging engineered holes for building foundations, roadbed preparations, and similar purposes.
(countable)A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
я́маjáma, котлова́нkotlován, углубле́ниеuglublénije
(countable)An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
Ausschachtung
око́пokóp
(countable)The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
Aushub
(uncountable)Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
(countable)A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.
the site of an archeological exploration
(countable)Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.
Ausgrabung
раско́пкиraskópki
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The act of discovering and exposing or developing (a quality).

Examples

20 sentences

Flavio arrived at the excavation site.
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Flavio stayed at the excavation side.
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Flavio’s arrived at the excavation site.
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Human remains were found during the excavation.
ruЧеловеческие останки были найдены в ходе раскопок.
deBei der Ausgrabung wurden menschliche Überreste gefunden.
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There were no signs of an excavation.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 4

act of excavating, or of making hollow:

cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping:

uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel:

archaeological excavation:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

act of excavating, or of making hollow:

uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel:

material dug out in making a channel or cavity:

Origin

From Latin excavātiō (“a hollowing out”), from excavō (“to hollow out”), from ex + cavō (“

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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