Definitionen
1.NounThe act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
2.NounEspecially, the trade of digging engineered holes for building foundations, roadbed preparations, and similar purposes.
3.NounA cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
4.NounAn uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
5.NounThe material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
6.NounArchaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
7.NounA site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.
8.NounSomething uncovered by archaeological excavation.
9.NounThe act of discovering and exposing or developing (a quality).