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Meaning of "excavation" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF EXCAVATION

ˌekskəˈveɪʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXCAVATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Excavation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXCAVATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Excavation

Excavation can mean: ▪ Excavation ▪ Excavation ▪ Earthworks ▪ Excavation, a 2000 novel by James Rollins ▪ Excavation, a 2013 album by The Haxan Cloak...

Definition of excavation in the English dictionary

The first definition of excavation in the dictionary is the unearthing of buried objects methodically in an attempt to discover information about the past. Other definition of excavation is the making of a hole, cavity, or tunnel in solid matter by hollowing or removing the centre or inner part. Excavation is also the removal of soil, earth, etc by digging.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXCAVATION

activation · conservation · cultivation · deactivation · denervation · deprivation · derivation · elevation · inactivation · innovation · motivation · novation · observation · ovation · preservation · reactivation · renovation · reservation · salvation · starvation

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXCAVATION

excamb · excambion · excarnate · excarnation · excaudate · excavate · excavational · excavator · exceed · exceedable · exceeder · exceeding · exceedingly · excel · excelled · excellence · excellencies · Excellency · excellent · excellently

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXCAVATION

accreditation · action · administration · animation · application · association · certification · citation · combination · communication · confirmation · conversation · corporation · creation · decoration · destination · documentation · duration · education · evaluation · excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of excavation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXCAVATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «excavation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
burrow · cavity · cut · cutting · dig · diggings · ditch · dugout · hole · hollow · mine · pit · quarry · shaft · trench · trough

Translation of «excavation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXCAVATION

Find out the translation of excavation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of excavation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «excavation» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

开挖
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

excavación
570 millions of speakers
en

English

excavation
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

खुदाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحفر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

раскопки
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

escavação
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

খনন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

excavation
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Penggalian
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Ausgrabung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

掘削
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

발굴
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Penggalian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

moi lên
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அகழ்வாராய்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

उत्खनन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kazı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

scavo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

wykopu
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

розкопки
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

excavare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανασκαφής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitgrawing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utgrävning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utgraving
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of excavation

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXCAVATION»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of excavation
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «excavation».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about excavation

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXCAVATION»

Discover the use of excavation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to excavation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Excavation
High in the Andes, Dr. Henry Conklin discovers a 500-year-old mummy that should not be there.
James Rollins, 2010
2
Excavation
A clear account of contemporary techniques in the theory and practice of excavation.
Steve Roskams, 2001
3
Excavation
An introduction to excavation methods for archaeologists.
‎2003
4
Techniques of Archaeological Excavation
Immediately hailed as the standard work and one of the most widely used archaeological field manuals, Philip Barker's survey of current excavation techniques, now in its third edition, remains an indispensible guide for archaeologists.
Philip Barker, 2003
5
Deep Excavation: Theory and Practice
This book covers both areas, introducing methods currently used in modern engineering, which can readily be applied to analysis and design in actual excavations.
Chang-Yu Ou, 2006
6
Inner Excavation: Exploring Your Self Through Photography, ...
Inside Inner Excavation, author Liz Lamoreux will be your guide, along with eleven inspiring artists, as you discover more about who you are, how you got here and where you wish to go.
Liz Lamoreux, Tonia Davenport, 2010
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Excavation
Accompanied by a 48-page booklet, this CD features poems in English and Bengali, as well as contemporary music from India.
Jean Goulbourne, 1997
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Digging Up Bones: The Excavation, Treatment, and Study of ...
The purpose of this book is to describe the many techniques now available for the proper excavation, preparation and analysis of human skeletal remains, so that the most effective use can be made of them.
Don R. Brothwell, 1981
9
2011 Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference Proceedings
This book will take you underground for a practical, up-close look into headline-making projects from around the globe. Virtually every aspect of tunneling is examined.
Steve Redmond, Victor Romero, 2011
10
The Viking Discovery of America: The Excavation of a Norse ...
Faced with harsh conditions in their Greenland home, a group of Vikings took the reins of fate into their own hands.
Helge Ingstad, Anne Stine Ingstad, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXCAVATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term excavation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Historic Scotland carry out excavation at Bothwell Castle
In 1981 an excavation was carried out at a gap in the castle's north curtain wall which revealed part of the early 15th-century gatehouse, which ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
2
Excavation unearths Bronze Age artefact
Excavation unearths Bronze Age artefact. Thursday, 9th July, 2015 8:50am. Jump to comments. Excavation unearths Bronze Age artefact. MEET Slievemore ... «Connaught Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Firefighters free man trapped at excavation site
LEDGEVIEW — Rescuers freed a man who was trapped for 90 minutes at an excavation site Wednesday afternoon. The Eagle III rescue ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Erik Excavation services in Halton Hills — trenching, grading …
Excavation refers to the digging, cutting and scooping that's done to move, clear or reshape earth. The purposes of this are almost unlimited. «theifp.ca, Jul 15»
5
Archaeologists reveal more about Roman marching camp found at …
The remains of a Roman marching camp, brooches and a possible Roman ring have been uncovered at an excavation in York where ... «Culture24, Jul 15»
6
Excavation team camera shows possible drugs in Nogales sewer line
On Monday evening, an excavation team's camera was able to look into the International Outfall Interceptor and see what appeared to be drugs ... «Tucson News Now, Jul 15»
7
Sea turtle nest excavation excites volunteers
The excavation occurred two days afterwards as onlookers cheered. Turtle Time volunteer Mary Rose Spalletta found the original nest in late ... «Fort Myers Beach Observer, Jul 15»
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Covers coming off as excavation resumes on the Ness of Brodgar
NessBrodgar06July2015_03 After a morning's hard graft, the tyres have been removed from the excavation site. (www.theorcadianphotos.co.uk). «The Orcadian, Jul 15»
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July excavation underway at The Mammoth Site
HOT SPRINGS - Dr. Jim Mead, Interim Site Director, of The Mammoth Site, announced that The Mammoth Site Excavation and Preservation ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
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Excavation of oldest house underway
The St. Augustine Historical Society began an excavation project July 6 to investigate the construction of the Jose Tovar House at 22 St. Francis ... «St. Augustine Record, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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