quarry

/ˈkwɒri/ noun [C]

Definition

› a place where stone is dug out of a large hole in the ground: a marble quarry

quarry verb [T] › to dig stone out of a quarry

(Definition of quarry noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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