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Substantiivi

1. (uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
2. Especially, the trade of digging engineered holes for building foundations, roadbed preparations, and similar purposes.
3. (countable) A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
4. (countable) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
5. (countable) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
6. (uncountable) Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
7. (countable) A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.
8. (countable) Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.
9. (figurative) The act of discovering and exposing or developing (a quality).