quarry

//ˈkwɒri//
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Noun

quarrySingular
quarriesPlural
1

An open excavation or pit from which stone, sand, or other materials are extracted by cutting, blasting, or digging.

Workers extract granite from the quarry every day.

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Noun

quarrySingular
quarriesPlural
1

An animal or person that is being hunted or pursued.

The hunter tracked his quarry through the forest.

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Verb

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To extract stone or other materials from a quarry.

They quarry marble from the mountains.

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