quarry
US /ˈkwɔ:ri/
・UK /ˈkwɒri/
B2
noun
- Large pit in the earth where stone is mined
- Animal that is hunted
- A large, deep pit from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted.
- An animal pursued by a hunter, hound, predatory mammal, or bird of prey.
- A thing or person that is sought or pursued.
verb
- To dig for minerals in an open mine
other
- Extract stone or other materials from a quarry.