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excavation

noun

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

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Word length
10
Starts with
E
Ends with
N
Contains
XC
Scrabble score
22
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

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

noun

  1. the act of digging

    “there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton”

noun

  1. a hole in the ground made by excavating

noun

  1. the site of an archeological exploration

    “they set up camp next to the dig”

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Example Sentences

there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
they set up camp next to the dig

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