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excavation noun

  /ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃn/
  • (countable) Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.
 раскопка
  • (uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
 копа́ние, котлова́н, рытьё, углубле́ние, экскава́ция, я́ма
  • (countable) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
 око́п

excavate verb

  /ˈɛk.skə.veɪt/
  • (transitive) To make a hole in (something); to hollow.
 выкопать
  • (transitive) To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.
 копать

excavate

копаться

excavator noun

  /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtə/ , /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtɚ/
  • A person who excavates.
 землеко́п, экскава́торщик
  • A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.Excavator
 экскава́тор
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