Plural of excavation
regular plural
The plural of excavation is excavations.
Forms of excavation
| Singular | excavation /ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | excavations |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Excavations in a sentence
- Working around an ancient monument has meant having an archaeologist on site whenever there were excavations.2024 January 24, Peter Plisner, “Rising to the University challenge”, in RAIL, number 1001, page 61. From the entry archaeologist
- Writings and excavations are the only sources of information on palace structures before the Chosŏn period.1996, Kim Dyong Hyun, “Royal palaces”, in The Dictionary of Art, volume 18, Macmillan Publishers, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 275, column 1. From the entry Koguryŏ
- In recent archaeological excavations a number of ancient counting-rods have been unearthed.[1983, Rongzhao Mei, “The Decimal Place-Value Numeration and the Rod and Bead Arithmetics”, in 中国古代科技成就 [Ancient China's Technology and…. From the entry counting rod
- Gregory led the excavations alongside marine archaeologist Andreas Kallmeyer Bloch, who is also a curator at the National Museum.2025 May 2, Amarachi Orie, “Archaeologists discover true identity of Costa Rica shipwrecks long thought to be pirate ships”, in CNN. From the entry Andreas
- Random amorphous bits of fired clay, temperless and not identifiable as wall daub, were frequently encountered in the excavations.2010, Vernon James Knight, H. Edwin Jackson, Susan L. Scott, Mound Excavations at Moundville, page 160. From the entry temperless
Meaning of excavation
- noun The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
- noun Especially, the trade of digging engineered holes for building foundations, roadbed preparations, and similar purposes.
- noun A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
Questions about the plural of excavation
- What is the plural of excavation?
- The plural of excavation is excavations.
- Is excavation countable?
- Excavation is a countable and uncountable noun.
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