to excavate

English - Turkish

Definition of to excavate in English Turkish dictionary

{f} kazı yapmak

{f} kazıyıp ortaya çıkarmak

çukur açmak

hafretmek

hafriyat

kazı

kaz

Takım, arkeologlar için dikkatle kazar. - The team excavates carefully for the archaeologists.

(çukur) açmak

kazmak

{f} kazı yapmak, hafriyat yapmak

{f} oymak

eşmek

English - English

Definition of to excavate in English English dictionary

excave

To make a hole in (something); to hollow

to remove by digging or scooping out

{v} to hollow, to cut into hollows

[v] to remove earth to expose different layers of sediment and the objects and specimens in the sediments

To dig out a volume of earth for a basement, footings or foundation

When archaeologists or other people excavate a piece of land, they remove earth carefully from it and look for things such as pots, bones, or buildings which are buried there, in order to discover information about the past. A new Danish expedition is again excavating the site in annual summer digs. + excavation excavations ex·ca·va·tion the excavation of a bronze-age boat

To hollow out; to form cavity or hole in; to make hollow by cutting, scooping, or digging; as, to excavate a ball; to excavate the earth

lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"

lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy

{f} dig out, hollow out; unearth, lay bare by digging

to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out

to uncover (something) by removing its covering

(v ) giD, gihd

To form by hollowing; to shape, as a cavity, or anything that is hollow; as, to excavate a canoe, a cellar, a channel

remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"

form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity"

remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite" form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity" find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden" lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy

find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"

To excavate means to dig a hole in the ground, for example in order to build there. A contractor was hired to drain the reservoir and to excavate soil from one area for replacement with clay. + excavation ex·ca·va·tion the excavation of canals

Dig the basement and or all areas that will need footings/foundations below ground

To dig out and remove, as earth

Hyphenation

to ex·ca·vate

Turkish pronunciation

tı ekskıveyt

Pronunciation

/tə ˈekskəˌvāt/ /tə ˈɛkskəˌveɪt/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.