excavate – English–Nederlands translations

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excavate verb

  /ˈɛk.skə.veɪt/
  • to uncover (something) by digging
 opdelven, uitgraven
  • to make a hole in (something); to hollow
  • to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out
 uithollen

excavation noun

  /ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃn/
  • act of excavating, or of making hollow
 afgraving
  • cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping
 bouwput
  • archaeological excavation
 opgraving

excavator noun

  /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtə/ , /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtɚ/
  • vehicle
 graafmachine
  • person
 graver
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