different between excavation vs gobbing

English

Etymology

From Latin excav?ti? (“a hollowing out”), from excav? (“I hollow out”), from ex + cav? (“I hollow out”), from cavus (“hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *keu- (“vault, hole”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

excavation (countable and uncountable, plural excavations)

1. (uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
2. (countable) A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
3. (countable) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
4. (countable) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
5. (uncountable) Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
6. (countable) A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Noun

excavation f (plural excavations)

1. excavation

Further reading

• “excavation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Verb

gobbing

1. present participle of gob

Noun

gobbing (plural gobbings)

1. (mining) The refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing the coal; gob stuff.

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2. The process of packing with waste rock; stowing.