excavation
noun
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- (countable) Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.
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раскопка
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- (uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
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копа́ние,
котлова́н,
рытьё,
углубле́ние,
экскава́ция,
я́ма
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- (countable) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
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око́п
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excavate
verb
/ˈɛk.skə.veɪt/
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- (transitive) To make a hole in (something); to hollow.
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выкопать
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- (transitive) To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.
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копать
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excavator
noun
/ˈɛkskəˌveɪtə/
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/ˈɛkskəˌveɪtɚ/
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землеко́п,
экскава́торщик
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- A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.Excavator
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экскава́тор
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