Quarry

Quick meaning: Quarry is a noun meaning (mining) A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.

Meaning

(mining) A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.
3. (uncountable, obsolete) A part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds as a reward.
4. (uncountable) An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted.
5. (countable) An object of search or pursuit.
6. To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.
7. A diamond-shaped tile or pane, often of glass or stone.

Example Sentences

There was a good quarry of limestone on the farm […]

Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara.

The incloſing of this country might alſo be effected, were the landlord to quarry the ſtones, and build the walls at his expence, and the tenant to carry the materials, and pay intereſt for the money advanced by the landlord.

The stone of which this town and church was built, is somewhat of the nature of "rotten limestone,"—is quite light in color,—quarries out regularly and easily,—is soft, when first quarried, but becomes hard on exposure to the air.

Word Forms

• quarries
• quarrying
• quarried

Synonyms for quarry

Depending on context, synonyms include delf, mine, dig, unearth, mark, prey.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pit, target, prey, mine, grip, career.

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