Both Uses of
excavate
in
Angels & Demons
- The Vatican excavated it in the forties.†
Chpt 83-84 *
- Like columns of dust, countless pillars of unexcavated earth rose up, supporting a dirt sky, which hung low over the penumbral hamlet.†
Chpt 119-120
Definition:
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(excavate) to dig outin various senses, including:
- remove or lay bare -- as when removing top soil to lay a foundation
- find or uncover -- as at an archaeological site
- remove a part -- as a tooth from the gum that surrounds it