quarry (redirected from quarriers)

quar·ry ¹  (kwôr, kwr)

n. pl. quar·ries

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.

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[Middle English querre, entrails of a deer given to hounds as a reward, from Old French cuiriee, alteration (influenced by cuir, skin) of coree, from Vulgar Latin *corta, viscera, from Latin cor, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

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quar·ry ²  (kwôr, kwr)

n. pl. quar·ries

1. An open excavation or pit from which stone is obtained by digging, cutting, or blasting.

2. A rich or productive source: found the book an indispensable quarry of information.

tr.v. quar·ried, quar·ry·ing, quar·ries

1. To obtain (stone) from a quarry, as by cutting, digging, or blasting.

2. To extract (facts, for example) by long, careful searching: finally quarried out the genealogy from hundreds of sources.

3. To use (land) as a quarry.

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[Middle English quarey, from Medieval Latin quareria, quareia, alteration of Old French quarriere, from *quarre, cut stone, from Latin quadrum, square; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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quarri·er n.

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quarry ¹

Noun

pl -ries

a place where stone is dug from the surface of the earth

Verb

[-ries, -rying, -ried]

to extract (stone) from a quarry [Old French quarriere]

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quarry ²

Noun

pl -ries

1. an animal that is being hunted; prey

2. anything pursued [Middle English quirre entrails offered to the hounds]

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Quarry a heap of deer killed at a hunt, 1400; a heap of dead men, 1589.

Examples: quarry of the dead, 1603; quarry of piled vanities, 1633.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quarry - a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt" fair game, prey, target victim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
	2.	quarry - a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" stone pit, pit chalk pit, chalkpit - a quarry for chalk excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating gravel pit - a quarry for gravel
	3.	quarry - animal hunted or caught for food prey animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Verb	1.	quarry - extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry; "quarry marble" quarrying - the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry exploit, tap - draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

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quarry

noun prey, victim, game, goal, aim, prize, objective

Translations

quarry [ˈkwɔrɪ] n (for stone) → cantera;

(animal) → presa

quarry [ˈkwɔrɪ] n (for stone) → carrière f (= animal); proie f, gibier m

vt [+ marble etc] → extraire

quarry [ˈkwɔrɪ] n (for stone) → Steinbruch m;

(prey) → Beute f

vt (marble etc) → brechen

quarry [ˈkwɔrɪ] n (for stone) → cava (= animal); preda

vt [+ marble etc] → estrarre

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quarry¹

n quarry [ˈkwori]

a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc. steengroef مَحْجَر изкопп lom brud der Steinbruch λατομείο cantera kaevandus معدن سنگ louhos carrière מַחצָבָה पत्थर की खान, शिकार kamenolom kőbánya tambang batu grjótnáma cava 石切り場 채석장 akmenų skaldykla, karjeras karjers; akmeņlauztuves kuari steengroeve steinbrudd kamieniołom pedreira cari­eră каменоломня lom kamnolom kamenolom stenbrott เหมืองระเบิดหิน; เหมืองเจาะหิน; บ่อหิน taş ocağı 採石場 каменоломня, кар'єр پتھر کی کان mỏ đá 采石场

v

to dig (stone) in a quarry. uitgrawe يَقْتَلِع الحِجارَة من مَقْلَع изкопавам lámat kámen bryde Steine brechen σκάβω σε λατομείο sacar, extraer kaevandama سنگ استخراج کردن louhia extraire לַחצוֹב पत्थर खोदना, खोद कर निकालना (बालू पत्थर आदि) vaditi kamen (követ) fejt menggali vinna (grjót) úr námu estrarre 石を切り出す (돌을) 잘라내다 eksploatuoti karjerą, skaldyti akmenis iegūt karjerā (akmeņus u.tml.) menguari uitgraven bryte (stein) wydobywać (kamień) tirar pedra a scoate добывать lámať (kameň) lomiti kamen vaditi kamen bryta [] ทำเหมืองหิน ocaktan çıkarmak 挖掘，採石 розробляти кар'єр کان سے پتھر نکالنا khai thác đá ở mỏ 挖掘，采石