1. (n.) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
2. (n.) A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
3. (n.) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
4. (n.) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
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