excavation
nounUK /ˌekskəˈveɪʃn/
US /ˌekskəˈveɪʃn/
An excavation is a big hole dug in the ground.
The workers made an excavation to build the new swimming pool.
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2. The act of digging up the ground to find old things.
The excavation of the ancient city took many years.
3. The process of removing earth to build something.
Excavation for the road began last spring.
4. A place where people dig to find fossils or ruins.
Scientists visited the excavation to study dinosaur bones.