excavation
has definitions from the fields of economics,mining,business,archeology,geography
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[ noun ] the act of digging
Examples "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" Used in print (The New York Times,...)`` How many is that , Jim '' ? asked Willie at one stage of his excavation project . (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)The historian can only point_out those lines which were major enough to find reflection in our limited evidence , and must hope that future excavations will enrich our understanding . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (archeology,geography) the site of an archeological exploration
Synonyms Examples "they set up camp next to the dig" |
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[ noun ] (economics,mining,business) the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
Synonyms Related terms production strip_mining placer_mining mine strip_mine extract hush drive opencast bore hush drift rag fathom excavate |
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