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excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating |
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artefact,
artifact a man-made object taken as a whole
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bore-hole,
drill hole,
bore a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
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delf an excavation; usually a quarry or mine
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diggings,
digs temporary living quarters
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ditch a long narrow excavation in the earth
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mine explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
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mineshaft excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
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stone pit,
quarry,
pit a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
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pool any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
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root cellar,
cellar an excavation where root vegetables are stored
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well a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
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working,
workings a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
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excavation - the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" |
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digging,
dig |
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creating by removal the act of creating by removing something
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