Definition
Definition of excavating - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
constructionrelated to digging or removing earth
- The excavating team worked tirelessly to uncover the ancient ruins.
- The excavating equipment was transported to the construction site.
- Excavating activities have unearthed many historical artifacts.
Origin of excavating
Latin, excavare (to hollow out)
Terms with excavating included in their meaning
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construction
excavating equipment with a digging bucket on an arm
construction
machine used for excavating tunnels or underground spaces
modern machinery
any excavating machine with a similar design
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- French:de fouille, ...
- German:erdbewegend, ...
- Italian:escavazione, ...
- Spanish:de excavación, ...
- Portuguese:de escavação, ...
- Chinese:挖掘的, ...
- Japanese:掘削の, ...
- Arabic:حَفْرِي, ...
- Hebrew:חוֹפֵר, ...
- Russian:землеройный, ...
- Ukrainian:розкопувальний, ...
- Hindi:खुदाई करने वाला, ...
Definition of excavate - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
earthworksTECH. remove material to create a hole, channel, or hollow spaceTECH.
- Workers excavated a trench for the new water pipe.
2.
archaeologyTECH. remove earth carefully to find buried remainsTECH.
- Archaeologists excavate ancient sites to uncover artifacts..
Origin of excavate
Latin, ex (out) + cavare (to hollow)
Examples of excavate in a sentence
They plan to excavate the hillside carefully to protect nearby foundations. They plan to excavate the ancient ruins next summer. Teams will excavate the site to find historical artifacts.
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- French:excaver, fouiller, ...
- German:ausheben, freilegen, ...
- Italian:scavare, dissotterrare, ...
- Spanish:excavar, desenterrar, ...
- Portuguese:escavar, desenterrar, ...
- Chinese:挖掘, 发掘, ...
- Japanese:掘削する, 発掘する, ...
- Arabic:حَفَرَ, نَقَّبَ, ...
- Hebrew:לַחְפּוֹר, לַחְפּוֹר בְּקְפִידָה, ...
- Russian:выкапывать, раскапывать, ...
- Ukrainian:розкопувати, ...
- Hindi:खुदाई करना, मिट्टी हटाना, ...
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