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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

railing about the excavation

about = on every side of; around: the railing about the excavation.

From the dictionary

Railing =
  • noun: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
  • noun: material for making rails or rails collectively


    • excavation = the act of digging (Example: "There's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton")

  • noun: a hole in the ground made by excavating
  • noun: the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
  • noun: the site of an archeological exploration


    • But still I cannot understand the words/phrase (railing about the excavation).

    Could you explain it?

      

    Top answer

    It could mean 1. the barrier around the excavation 2. the complaint regarding the excavation

    — Pieanne

    • It could mean 1.
    • the barrier around the excavation 2.
    • the complaint regarding the excavation
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    3 Answers
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    It could mean

    1. the barrier around the excavation

    2. the complaint regarding the excavation
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    PieanneIt could mean

    1. the barrier around the excavation

    2. the complaint regarding the excavation

    Thank you Pieanne.

    You mean `railing' could mean `complaint'? [Please correct it]
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    Yes, to "rail about something" means "to complain about something".

    Then you also have the noun "the railing" (the barrier)
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