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sub-excavation

sub-excavation noun: an excavation underneath something, or the excavation of a subgrade.

Noun

sub-excavation (plural sub-excavations)

  1. An excavation underneath something, or the excavation of a subgrade
    • We were grading the road and found a soft spot where we did a sub-excavation.

Forms of sub-excavation

pluralsub-excavations
alternative formsubexcavation

Origin of sub-excavation

From sub- + excavation.

Questions about sub-excavation

What does sub-excavation mean?
Sub-excavation means an excavation underneath something, or the excavation of a subgrade.
What part of speech is sub-excavation?
Sub-excavation is a noun.
What is the plural of sub-excavation?
The plural of sub-excavation is sub-excavations.

Words near sub-excavation in the dictionary

  1. sub-elements
  2. sub-ether
  3. sub-etheric
  4. sub-etherics
  5. sub-ethers
  6. sub-excavation
  7. sub-excavations
  8. sub-extremal
  9. sub-floral
  10. sub-fusc
  11. sub-fuscs

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