EXCAVATIONS
Noun
excavations
plural of excavation
Source: Wiktionary
EXCAVATION
Ex`ca*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. excavatio: cf. F. excavation.]
1. The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping,
or digging out a part of a solid mass.
2. A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping. "A winding
excavation." Glover.
3. (Engin.)
(a) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered
cutting or tunnel.
(b) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
The delivery of the excavations at a distance of 250 feet. E. L.
Corthell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition