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- Dictionaryquar·ry/ˈkwôrē/
noun
- 1. a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted: "a limestone quarry"
verb
- 1. extract (stone or other materials) from a quarry: "limestone is quarried for use in blast furnaces"
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The meaning of QUARRY is game; specifically : game hunted with hawks. How to use quarry in a sentence.
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 definition: an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.. See examples of QUARRY used in a sentence.
QUARRY meaning: 1. a large artificial hole in the ground where stone, sand, etc. is dug for use as building…. Learn more.
1. a. A hunted animal; prey. b. Hunted animals considered as a group; game. 2. An object of pursuit: The police lost their quarry in the crowd.
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 Definition. kwôrē, kwŏrē. quarried, quarries, quarrying. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. quarries. An animal that is being hunted down, esp. with dogs or hawks; prey. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Anything being hunted or pursued. Webster's New World.
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 meaning: an animal or person that is being hunted or chased.
