Found 3 items, similar to excavation.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: excavation ekskavasi, penggalian
English → English (WordNet) Definition: excavation excavation n 1: the act of digging; “there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton” [syn: digging, dig] 2: the site of an archeological exploration; “they set up camp next to the dig” [syn: dig, archeological site] 3: a hole in the ground made by excavating [syn: hole in the ground ] 4: the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth [syn: mining]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Excavation Excavation \Ex`ca*va"tion\, n. [L. excavatio: cf. F. excavation.] 1. The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass. [1913 Webster] 2. A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping. “A winding excavation.” --Glover. [1913 Webster] 3. (Engin.) (a) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel. (b) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity. [1913 Webster] The delivery of the excavations at a distance of 250 feet. --E. L. Corthell. [1913 Webster]