excavation
definition: the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
mining
definition: the act of digging
example: there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton
speech part: noun
synonyms:
dig
definition: a hole in the ground made by excavating
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
definition: the site of an archeological exploration
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
archeological site
dig