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shovel tests

shovel tests is the plural of shovel test.

Meaning of shovel test

Noun

shovel test (plural shovel tests)

  1. An excavation unit of small extent and shallow depth, made quickly with a shovel or trowel to determine whether archeologically significant material is present below the ground surface.
    • A single shovel test was all we needed to show the site's importance.

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Questions about shovel tests

What is shovel tests the plural of?
Shovel tests is the plural of shovel test.

Words near shovel tests in the dictionary

  1. shovel hat
  2. shovel hats
  3. shovel out
  4. shovel ready
  5. shovel test
  6. shovel tests
  7. shovel up
  8. shovel-full
  9. shovel-handed
  10. shovel-nosed
  11. shovel-nosed sturgeon

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