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单词 excavation
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excavation

Kate stood staring down into the excavation for a long time.She began to walk inland, turning her back on the place where the excavation had been.Unlike Father, who would like nothing better than an excuse to interfere with someone else's excavation, I meant precisely what I said.

Synonyms of 'excavation'

hole, mine, pit, ditch
More Synonyms of excavation
(noun) 
excavations in the earth
Synonyms
hole
He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his possessions.
mine
an explosion at a coal mine
pit
He lost his footing and began to slide into the pit.
ditch
The car went out of control and ended up in a ditch.
shaft
old mine shafts
cutting
cut
hollow
where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond
trench
Dig a trench at least a metre deep.
burrow
a rabbit's burrow
quarry
dig
trough
cavity
The sinuses are four sets of air-filled cavities leading directly from the nose.
dugout
diggings

Additional synonyms

in the sense of burrow
Definition
a hole dug in the ground by a rabbit or other small animal
a rabbit's burrow
Synonyms
hole,
shelter,
tunnel,
den,
lair,
retreat
in the sense of cavity
Definition
a hollow space
The sinuses are four sets of air-filled cavities leading directly from the nose.
Synonyms
hollow,
hole,
gap,
pit,
dent,
crater
in the sense of ditch
Definition
a narrow channel dug in the earth for drainage or irrigation
The car went out of control and ended up in a ditch.
Synonyms
channel,
drain,
trench,
gutter,
dyke,
trough,
furrow,
gully,
conduit,
moat,
watercourse

Nearby words of
excavation

  • exasperating
  • exasperation
  • excavate
  • excavation
  • exceed
  • exceeding
  • exceedingly

Synonyms of 'excavation'

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