quarry
- quarry
- [[t]kwɒ̱ri, AM kwɔ͟ːri[/t]]
quarries, quarrying, quarried
1) N-COUNT A quarry is an area that is dug out from a piece of land or the side of a mountain in order to get stone or minerals.
...an old limestone quarry.
2) VERB When stone or minerals are quarried or when an area is quarried for them, they are removed from the area by digging, drilling, or using explosives.
[be V-ed] The large limestone caves are also quarried for cement.
[V-ed] ...locally quarried stone.
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quarrying N-UNCOUNT Farming, quarrying and other local industries have declined.
3) N-SING A person's or animal's quarry is the person or animal that they are hunting.
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quarry — quar‧ry [ˈkwɒri ǁ ˈkwɔː , ˈkwɑː ] noun quarries PLURALFORM [countable] a place where large amounts of stone, sand etc are dug out of the ground: • a granite quarry quarry verb [transitive] : • granite that is quarried in Brazil * * * Ⅰ … Financial and business terms
Quarry — Quar ry, n.; pl. {Quarries}. [OE. querre, OF. cuiri[ e]e, F. cur[ e]e, fr. cuir hide, leather, fr. L. corium; the quarry given to the dogs being wrapped in the akin of the beast. See {Cuirass}.] 1. (a) A part of the entrails of the beast taken,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarry — Quar ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quarried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarrying}.] To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarry — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Jerry Quarry (1945–1999), US amerikanischer Boxer Mike Quarry (1951–2006), US amerikanischer Boxer Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort b … Deutsch Wikipedia
quarry — from which stone is extracted [15] and quarry which one hunts [14] are quite different words. The former was borrowed from Old French quarriere, a derivative of *quarre ‘square stone’. This went back to Latin quadrum ‘square’, which was based on… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
quarry — Ⅰ. quarry [1] ► NOUN (pl. quarries) ▪ an open excavation in the earth s surface from which stone or other materials are extracted. ► VERB (quarries, quarried) 1) extract from a quarry. 2) cut into (rock or ground) to obtain … English terms dictionary
quarry — from which stone is extracted [15] and quarry which one hunts [14] are quite different words. The former was borrowed from Old French quarriere, a derivative of *quarre ‘square stone’. This went back to Latin quadrum ‘square’, which was based on… … Word origins
quarry — quarry1 [kwôr′ē, kwär′ē] n. pl. quarries [var. of QUARREL1] a square or diamond shaped piece of glass, tile, etc. quarry2 [kwôr′ē, kwär′ē] n. pl. quarries [ME querre, orig., parts of the prey put on the hide and fed to dogs < OFr cuiree,… … English World dictionary
Quarry — Quar ry, n. [OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F. carri[ e]re, LL. quadraria a quarry, whence squared (quadrati) stones are dug, fr. quadratus square. See {Quadrate}.] A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarry — Quar ry, n. [OE. quarre, OF. quarr[ e] square, F. carr[ e], from L. quadratus square, quadrate, quadratum a square. See {Quadrate}, and cf. {Quarrel} an arrow.] Same as 1st {Quarrel}. [Obs.] Fairfax. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarry — Quar ry, a. [OF. quarr[ e].] Quadrate; square. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
