Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Excavation has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
the act of digging
"there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
the site of an archeological exploration
"they set up camp next to the dig"
a hole in the ground made by excavating
"The heavy machinery created a massive excavation where they began digging for the buried treasure."
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
"The company suspended all excavation work after discovering an unmarked underground tunnel near their mine entrance."
The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
"The archaeologists spent the summer on the excavation, carefully removing layers of earth to reveal the ancient foundation beneath the hillside."