Quarry | Mean of quarry in English Dictionary
/ˈkwori/
- Noun
- an animal or person that is being hunted or chased
- The dogs chased their quarry.
- The detective followed his quarry into a nightclub.
- a place where large amounts of stone are dug out of the ground
- a limestone quarry
- Verb
- to dig or take (stone or other materials) from a quarry
- Limestone is quarried in this area.
- The stone used for these buildings was quarried from a nearby site.
- an area where workers are quarrying for limestone
- to make a quarry in (a place)
- This area has been quarried for limestone.
