Meaning & use
quarry
An open pit from which stone, gravel, or other materials are dug or blasted out.
See it in a sentence
Workers hauled slabs of granite out of the quarry to build the new bridge.
The abandoned quarry filled with rainwater and became a popular swimming spot.
A note on using this word
Quarry also means an animal or person being hunted or pursued, a very different sense from the stone pit.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
An animal or person being chased or hunted.
The hawk circled overhead, watching its quarry scurry through the tall grass.
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