Definition of quarry - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
miningplace where stone is extracted
- The workers spent the day at the quarry.
2.
huntinganimal or person being hunted
- The hunters tracked their quarry through the forest.
Verb
1.
miningremove stone blocks from an open rock pit
- They quarried the granite for the new building.
2.
researchobtain information through diligent searching
- She quarried data from various archives for her thesis.
Images of quarry
place where stone is extracted
Expressions with quarry
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open place where rock is cut and taken from the ground
Workers blasted new sections of the stone quarry to reach better rock.
unglazed, unpolished tile made from natural clay
The kitchen was floored with deep red quarry tiles..
Origin of quarry
Latin, quadrus (square) + -ary (suffix)
Terms with quarry included in their meaning
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field sport
creeping close to quarry, or following it persistently
mining
parts of a mine or quarry being worked
occupation
quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
quarry
place where limestone is extracted
mining
quarry or open cut in mining
mining
extracted from a quarry
occupation
person who extracts stone from a quarry
quarry waste
small chip or splinter, often from stone or ore
quarry
place where stone is extracted from the ground
falconry
act of a bird of prey seizing its quarry
quarry work
man working in or managing a quarry
stone worker
person who extracts stone from a quarry
work process
extraction of materials from a quarry
Examples of quarry in a sentence
He worked at the quarry for over a decade. The detective closed in on his quarry. In the game, players must capture their quarry. Workers will quarry the limestone next week. The company plans to quarry marble in the area. Researchers quarried the library for historical documents.
He quarried the internet for the latest news.
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- French:carrière, extraire, ...
- German:Steinbruch, abbauen, ...
- Italian:cava, estrarre, ...
- Spanish:cantera, extraer, ...
- Portuguese:pedreira, extrair, ...
- Chinese:采石场, 开采, ...
- Japanese:採石場, 採石する, ...
- Arabic:محجر, اِسْتَخْرَجَ, ...
- Hebrew:מַחְצָבָה, לַחְצוֹב, ...
- Russian:карьер, добывать, ...
- Ukrainian:кар'єр, видобувати, ...
- Hindi:पत्थर की खदान, निकालना, ...
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