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excavation

/ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃn/noun4 syllables

Excavation means: the act of digging.

Synonyms for excavation6

noun, as in the act of digging

digging, dig

noun, as in the site of an archeological exploration

dig, archeological site

noun, as in the act of extracting ores or coal etc. from the earth

mining

also used for excavation

hollowing out, hollowing

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What does excavation mean?4

noun

1

the act of digging“there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton”

2

the site of an archeological exploration“they set up camp next to the dig”

3

the act of extracting ores or coal etc. from the earth

4

a hole in the ground made by excavating

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with excavation?60

two syllables

stationnation
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All 60 rhymes for excavation, grouped by syllable

Excavation in a sentence

  • I used to own an excavation business, and run backhoes.Joseph
  • During the excavations, skeletons were found holding objects of gold in their hands.CM
  • During excavations in the forest, iron spearheads were found.Tom9358
  • The anthropologist is piecing together pottery shards she unearthed at the excavation site.darinmex
  • During excavation work, the tiled floor of a Roman villa was found.sundown
  • Human remains were found during the excavation.darinmex
  • Lord Carnarvon financed the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb.Hybrid
  • There were no signs of an excavation.Amastan

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Forms of excavation

as a noun

plural
excavations