All 3 Uses of
excavate
in
The Mark of Athena
- Glass office buildings stood next to excavation sites.†
p. 382.7 *
- In the back of the basement, the floor had been excavated, revealing another set of steps—these of white stone—leading still deeper underground.†
p. 403.7
- On one side of the stone floor, a set of stairs had been excavated, leading down to a modern iron gate with a padlock.†
p. 478.1
Definition:
to dig out
in 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