| has gloss | (noun) a hole in the ground made by excavating
excavation |
| lexicalization | eng: excavation |
| subclass of | (noun) a man-made object taken as a whole
artefact, artifact |
| has subclass | (noun) a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
bore-hole, bore, drill hole |
| has subclass | (noun) an excavation; usually a quarry or mine
delf |
| has subclass | (noun) an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology
diggings, digs |
| has subclass | (noun) a long narrow excavation in the earth
ditch |
| has subclass | (noun) excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
mine |
| has subclass | (noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
mineshaft |
| has subclass | (noun) a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
pit, stone pit, quarry |
| has subclass | (noun) an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
pool |
| has subclass | (noun) an excavation where root vegetables are stored
cellar, root cellar |
| has subclass | (noun) a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
well |
| has subclass | (noun) a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
workings, working |