EXCAVATIONS Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

excavations

noun

plural of excavation

as in caves

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Noun

At Yampah Spa, guests relax in caves with natural vapor, set in underground rock chambers.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
Rock paintings in Indonesian caves could date back around 70,000 years, yet their remarkable state of preservation may be attributed at least in part to a stable microclimate, far from rain, heat, and wind.

— Mike McRae August 17, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of caves

Noun

Tasks included scooping and dumping sand or gravel, digging and grading trenches, clearing debris from roads, removing tree branches from water edges, and breaking up rocks.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
That made General Manager Adam Peters comfortable going the entire offseason without making a significant addition to the offensive trenches.

— Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of trenches

Noun

Though Sarnia’s industrial corridor is downstream from Lake Huron, several drainage ditches in the area are connected to creeks that flow into the lake, Corcoran said in an interview.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
This untreated runoff makes its way through storm drains and ditches into our local streams and rivers and eventually, the ocean.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of ditches

Noun

Moreover, pumping so much cool water inside the caverns, which naturally have a higher temperature, can result in thermal shock, causing large pieces of salt to fall and break, potentially damaging the extraction pipes within the cavern.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
The Energy Department has said at least 70 million barrels must remain in the reserve to safely manage the caverns.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of caverns

Noun

Their body temperature drops from about that of a human to as low as 41 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius), not much warmer than their burrows in winter.

— Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
As opposed to beavers that build dams and lodges, block streams and divert and channel water, these beavers dig underwater into the bank of the reservoir and access their burrows through underground tunnels.

— Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of burrows

Noun

When Mother Nature blesses the area with heavy snow, tee up for a day of skiing at nearby Windham and Hunter mountains, post up with s’mores in front of the fire pits on the property, or unwind in its Finnish-style sauna.

— Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
The Associated Press gained rare access into one of Ituri's largest mines, in the locality of Iga-Barrière, where miners crowd into pits to dig for gold.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of pits

Noun

Essentially, when sound waves enter these cavities, the moving air is forced out as a concentrated jet.

— Sara Hashemi, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
At the centimeter scale, researchers controlled mini-boats using audible frequencies to activate individual cavities for steering and navigation.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

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