ExcavationWordNet Explorer

the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale

(of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface

a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes

a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine

(mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore

break into lumps before sorting

run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals