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The meaning of QUARRY is game; specifically : game hunted with hawks. How to use quarry in a sentence.
an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. an abundant source or supply.
QUARRY definition: 1. a large artificial hole in the ground where stone, sand, etc. is dug for use as building…. Learn more.
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence. synonyms: fair game, prey, target. see more. noun. a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate. synonyms: pit, stone pit. see more. verb. extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry. “ quarry marble”
QUARRY meaning: 1. a large artificial hole in the ground where stone, sand, etc. is dug for use as building…. Learn more.
Noun. 1. quarry - a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt". fair game, prey, target.
A quarry is an area that is dug out from a piece of land or mountainside in order to extract stone, slate, or minerals.
quarry. noun. /ˈkwɒri/. /ˈkwɑːri/. (plural quarries) [countable] a place where large amounts of stone, etc. are dug out of the ground. a slate quarry. the site of a disused quarry. compare mine.
QUARRY meaning: 1. a place where stone is dug out of a large hole in the ground: 2. to dig stone out of a quarry. Learn more.
Quarry Definition. An animal that is being hunted down, esp. with dogs or hawks; prey. Anything being hunted or pursued. An object of pursuit. The police lost their quarry in the crowd. A place where building stone, marble, or slate is excavated, as by cutting or blasting. To excavate from a quarry.
