The definition of a quarry is a place, often a deep hole in the ground, from where stones are extracted.
(noun)An example of a quarry is a deep hole from where granite is mined.
To quarry is to extract stone or other materials from an area where they are located, such as a deep hole in the ground.
(verb)An example of quarry is when you do the action of getting granite slabs from a deep hole in the ground.
See quarry in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. quarries
Origin: ME querre, orig., parts of the prey put on the hide and fed to dogs < OFr cuiree, altered (infl. by cuir, a hide) < ML *corata, viscera < L cor, heart
noun pl. quarries
Origin: ME quarey < ML quarreia, contr. of quarreria, quadraria, lit., place where stones are squared < L quadrare, to square: see quadrate
See quarry in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. quar·ries
Origin:
Origin: Middle English querre, entrails of a deer given to hounds as a reward
Origin: , from Old French cuiriee
Origin: , alteration (influenced by cuir, skin)
Origin: of coree
Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *corāta, viscera
Origin: , from Latin cor, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots
.noun pl. quar·ries
Origin:
Origin: Middle English quarey
Origin: , from Medieval Latin quareria, quareia
Origin: , alteration of Old French quarriere
Origin: , from *quarre, cut stone
Origin: , from Latin quadrum, square; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots
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noun pl. quar·ries
Origin:
Origin: Variant of quarrel2
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