quarry
noun
an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
quarries
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pluralof quarry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof quarry (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
quarrynounan excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
Example Sentences
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On another nearby property overlooking an ancient sea wall, excavations revealed two stone quarries "one Roman and the other Phoenician", she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
The company’s construction-products arm—which includes 109 quarries and yards, nine asphalt plants and 19 terminals—recorded roughly 35 million tons of aggregates shipments last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The site contains multiple fossil quarries that have been excavated for decades and continues to yield exceptionally preserved specimens from the Late Triassic.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
They also saw various quarries as well as the Hoover Dam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Its sides were mangy with the scars of logging, and the lower slopes were pitted with slate and marble quarries.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
