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Definition of "excavation" in English

noun

  1. (uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.

    • Near-synonyms: hollowing out, hollowing
  2. (countable) A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.

  3. (countable) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.

  4. (countable) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.

    • […] to cart away the excavations from the work, and to recart the same back again so far as required to fill the trench over the sewer […]
  5. (uncountable) Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.

  6. (countable) A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.

  7. (countable) Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.

  8. (figurative) The act of discovering and exposing or developing (a quality).