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Excavation vs Driving - What's the difference?

excavation | driving |

As nouns the difference between excavation and driving

is that excavation is (uncountable) the act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass while driving is the action of the verb to drive in any sense.

As a verb driving is

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As an adjective driving is

that drives (a mechanism or process).

excavation

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
  • (countable) A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
  • (countable) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
  • (countable) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
  • (uncountable) Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
  • (countable) A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.

    • driving

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That drives (a mechanism or process).
  • That drives forcefully; strong; forceful; violent

    • Derived terms

    * driving force * driving notes * driving power * driving rain * driving spirit * driving wind

    Noun

    (wikipedia driving)
  • The action of the verb to drive in any sense.
  • In particular, the action of operating a motor vehicle.
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    • , title= Snakes and ladders , passage=Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving , the world is teeming with goblins.}}

    Derived terms

    * driving-box * driving-gear * driving iron, driving-iron * driving licence * driving mirror * driving-putter * driving school * driving seat * driving-stick * driving test * driving-wheel * drunk driving