shovel test

短语

词形变化

shovel tests 复数 shovel tests shovel tests 三单 shovel testing 现在分词 shovel tested 过去式 shovel tested 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An excavation unit of small extent and shallow depth, made quickly with a shovel or trowel to determine whether archeologically significant material is present below the ground surface.

    A single shovel test was all we needed to show the site's importance.

v.
  1. 1.

    To examine a site or area using one or more small excavation units.

    They were contracted to shovel test only within the proposed pipeline's right of way.