There have been about 1,000 patents granted for bridges, about 2,500 for excavating apparatus, and about 1,500 for hydraulic engineering. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
This dredge is the only one found satisfactory in excavating rock. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
Great gangs of men were employed in excavating canals, in making railway cuttings and embankments, and the like. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.