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Definitions

excavation

[eks-kuh-vey-shuhn] / ˌɛks kəˈveɪ ʃən /

NOUN

site of digging; digging

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dig mining removal

STRONG

burrow cavity cut cutting ditch dugout hole hollow mine pit quarry shaft trench trough

WEAK

blasting disinterring exhuming scooping shoveling unearthing

Antonyms

STRONG

solid

WEAK

filling

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