diggingclearances
nounUK /ˈdɪɡɪŋˈklɪərənsɪz/
US /ˈdɪɡɪŋˈklɪrənsɪz/
Digging clearances are the spaces you make by digging away dirt or stuff.
The workers measured the digging clearances before laying the new pipes.
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2. The official permissions needed before you start digging.
The crew waited for digging clearances from the city before breaking ground.
3. The distances kept between a dig and things like pipes or walls so nothing gets damaged.
They kept safe digging clearances around the buried cables.
4. The removal of soil or debris to open up an area.
Digging clearances of the old path took the whole morning.