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quarry

UK
/ˈkwɒri/
US
/ˈkwɔri/

Translations

quarrynoun
quarries
pl
UK
/ˈkwɒri/
US
/ˈkwɔri/
The workers extracted limestone from the quarry.
Рабочие добывали известняк из карьера.
The hunter tracked his quarry through the forest.
Охотник выслеживал свою добычу через лес.
Additional translations
цель
охотничья добыча
Synonyms
mine
supply
source
excavation
pit
quarryverb
quarried
Past Simple
quarried
Past Participle
quarrying
Gerund
UK
/ˈkwɒri/
US
/ˈkwɔːri/
They quarry limestone from the nearby hills.
Они добывают известняк из близлежащих холмов.
Additional translations
разрываться
Synonyms
extract
excavate
unearth
mine
dig
quarryadjective
UK
/ˈkwɒri/
US
/ˈkwɔːri/
Used attributively to describe things connected with or resembling a quarry.

Definitions

quarrynoun
A place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted.
The workers spent the day extracting limestone from the quarry.
An animal pursued by a hunter, hound, predatory mammal, or bird of prey.
The falcon swooped down swiftly to catch its quarry.
A person or thing that is chased or sought.
The detective finally caught up with his quarry after a long pursuit.
A small, square or diamond-shaped pane of glass, tile, or piece of stone, especially one used in paving or in leaded windows.
The medieval window was filled with clear quarries set in a lattice of lead.
quarryverb
To extract stone or other materials from a quarry.
The workers quarried the limestone for the new building project.
To obtain or extract something, often with effort or difficulty.
The researchers quarried data from various sources to support their study.
To dig or work in a quarry (intransitive).
They spent the summer quarrying on the remote hillside.
quarryadjective
Relating to, consisting of, or used in a quarry or stone-extraction operation.
The quarry machinery was idle during the holiday weekend.
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