Vocabulary
Excavation
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the action of excavating something, especially an archaeological site.
Urdu meaning
کھدائی، گڑھا، کھود کر نکالنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Climate-related damage has exposed fragile sites, while poverty pushes local communities towards illicit excavation.
Dawn Editorials —
Preserving antiquities
— 2026-04-20
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This points to the need for steady, well-planned excavation rather than one-off efforts.
Dawn Editorials —
Beads of history
— 2026-04-13
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FOR our syncretic heritage, winter is a season of hope excavation is in full swing, and new wonders from the past emerge to captivate the world.
Dawn Editorials —
Unearthing magic
— 2026-02-02
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The purpose of `the great wall` was perhaps to regulate trade, monitor movement, and create an administrative structure.Excavation will extend to all sides to unearth the full structure around the ancient site.
Dawn Editorials —
Unearthing magic
— 2026-02-02
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With the winter season offering more favourable conditions, excavation work has resumed in selected areas of the Indus Valley site to deepen knowledge of Mohenjo Daro`s urban planning and infrastructure.
Dawn Editorials —
Gated city
— 2026-01-20
Synonyms
unearthing, digging up, uncovering, revealing, disinterment, exhumation, digging, digging out
Antonyms
bury, fill level, conceal, inter
Curator example
“the methods of excavation have to be extremely rigorous”
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