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Excavation

🔄 Synonyms of "Excavation"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
digverb	(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
diggingnoun	The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
miningnoun	The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth.
hole in the groundnoun	a hole in the ground made by excavating

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Excavation"

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Word	Definition
dignoun	An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
miningnoun	The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth.
diggingnoun	The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
hole in the groundnoun	a hole in the ground made by excavating
prospectingnoun	The act of one who prospects.
minenoun	An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
drillingnoun	The act or process of drilling.
trenchnoun	A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground.
pitnoun	A hole in the ground.
dredgingnoun	(uncountable) The act of using a dredger or excavator to dredge a harbour, river, channel or watercourse.
excavatornoun	A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.
drillnoun	A tool or machine used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece.
burrowingnoun	The act or result of making a burrow.
cellarnoun	An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.
basementnoun	(architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.
exhumationnoun	The act of digging up that which has been buried.
archaeologynoun	The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains.
sacknoun	A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
cutnoun	(literal, figurative) The act of cutting.
sweepnoun	A single action of sweeping.