- 1[countable, uncountable] the activity of digging in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time
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- 2[countable, usually plural] a place where people are digging to look for old buildings or objects The excavations are open to the public.
- 3[uncountable] the act of digging, especially with a machine
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