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quar·ry 1 Q0017300 (kwôr′ē, kwŏr′ē)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. [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 *corāta, viscera, from Latin cor, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]
quar·ry 2 Q0017300 (kwôr′ē, kwŏr′ē)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. [Middle English quarey, from Medieval Latin quareria, quareia, alteration of Old French quarriere, from *quarre, cut stone, from Latin quadrum, square; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.] quar′ri·er n.
quar·ry 3 Q0017300 (kwôr′ē, kwŏr′ē)n. pl. quar·ries 1. A square or diamond shape.2. A pane of glass having this shape. [Variant of quarrel.]quarry (ˈkwɒrɪ) n, pl -ries1. (Mining & Quarrying) an open surface excavation for the extraction of building stone, slate, marble, etc, by drilling, blasting, or cutting2. a copious source of something, esp informationvb, -ries, -rying or -ried3. (Mining & Quarrying) to extract (stone, slate, etc) from or as if from a quarry4. (Mining & Quarrying) (tr) to excavate a quarry in5. to obtain (something, esp information) diligently and laboriously: he was quarrying away in the reference library. [C15: from Old French quarriere, from quarre (unattested) square-shaped stone, from Latin quadrāre to make square]
quarry (ˈkwɒrɪ) n, pl -ries1. an animal, bird, or fish that is hunted, esp by other animals; prey2. anything pursued or hunted[C14 quirre entrails offered to the hounds, from Old French cuirée what is placed on the hide, from cuir hide, from Latin corium leather; probably also influenced by Old French coree entrails, from Latin cor heart]
quarry (ˈkwɒrɪ) n, pl -ries1. a square or diamond shape2. something having this shape3. (Building) another word for quarrel2[C16: from Old French quarré; see quarrel2]quar•ry1 (ˈkwɔr i, ˈkwɒr i) n., pl. -ries, n. 1. an excavation or pit, usu. open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. 2. an abundant source or supply. v.t. 3. to obtain from or as if from a quarry. 4. to make a quarry in. [1375–1425; Middle English quarey (n.) < Old French quarriere < Vulgar Latin *quadrāria place where stone is squared] quar•ry2 (ˈkwɔr i, ˈkwɒr i) n., pl. -ries. 1. an animal or bird hunted or pursued. 2. game, esp. game hunted with hounds or hawks. 3. any object of search, pursuit, or attack. [1275–1325; Middle English querre < Old French cuiree, derivative of cuir skin, hide < Latin corium] quar•ry3 (ˈkwɔr i, ˈkwɒr i) n., pl. -ries. 1. a square stone or tile. 2. quarrel 2 (def. 2). [1545–55; n. use of obsolete quarry (adj.) square < Old French quarre < Latin quadrātus quadrate] 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.quarry Past participle: quarried Gerund: quarrying
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I quarried | you quarried | he/she/it quarried | we quarried | you quarried | they quarried |
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I have quarried | you have quarried | he/she/it has quarried | we have quarried | you have quarried | they have quarried |
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I was quarrying | you were quarrying | he/she/it was quarrying | we were quarrying | you were quarrying | they were quarrying |
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I had quarried | you had quarried | he/she/it had quarried | we had quarried | you had quarried | they had quarried |
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I will have quarried | you will have quarried | he/she/it will have quarried | we will have quarried | you will have quarried | they will have quarried |
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I would have quarried | you would have quarried | he/she/it would have quarried | we would have quarried | you would have quarried | they would have quarried | ThesaurusNoun | 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, targetvictim - 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, pitchalk pit, chalkpit - a quarry for chalkexcavation - a hole in the ground made by excavatinggravel pit - a quarry for gravel | | 3. | quarry - animal hunted or caught for foodpreyanimal, 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 quarryexploit, tap - draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely" |
quarrynoun1. prey, victim, game, goal, aim, prize, objective As a journalist he stuck to his quarry like a lamprey.verb1. excavate, mine, dig up, dig out The large limestone caves are also quarried for cement.Translationsquarry1 (ˈkwori) – plural ˈquarries – noun a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc. 砂石場 采石场 verb to dig (stone) in a quarry. 挖採砂石 挖掘,采石
quarry2 (ˈkwori) – plural ˈquarries – noun1. a hunted animal or bird. 獵物 猎物2. someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for. 追求的目標 追求物,追求的目标
Quarry
quarry[′kwär·ē] (engineering) An open or surface working or excavation for the extraction of building stone, ore, coal, gravel, or minerals. QuarryA small, square or diamond-shaped pane of glass used in leaded windows.Quarry an open-cut operation for mining coal, ores, and nonmetallic materials. In the coal industry the quarry is called a pit, and in ore mining it is sometimes referred to as a mine. The word “quarry” is also used for the excavations created by open-cut operations. In a quarry the work includes excavating, transporting, and unloading minerals, overburden, and covering and enclosing deposits. The aim of the mining is to fulfill the plan quotas for extracting minerals and to create mineral reserves ready for excavation. A notable feature of a quarry is the continually changing work area. Modern quarries are highly mechanized, with machines and equipment for breaking down, removing, transporting, and storing any rock. The basic production units of small quarries, which mine nonmetallic building materials, are the mining shop (section) and the mineral processing shop. In the large coal and ore open-cut mines, the units include territorial sections or specialized shops (for example, drilling, blasting, cutting-loading, and transport). In addition, the quarry or open-cut mine includes auxiliary and subsidiary shops and sections. In ore mining the open-cut mine itself is frequently a shop of the mining-concentrating or metallurgical combine (such as the NoriPsk Mining-Metallurgical Combine and the Krivoi Rog mining-concentrating combines). A complex of mine excavations is involved in working the rock in benches. The rock cutting within the benches is carried out in sequential strips—that is, passes of the excavators along the faces of the benches. The upper benches are done before the lower. In working horizontal deposits, the depth of the quarry or mine is fixed, and the advance of the benches leads to an increase in the size of the quarry, with the overburden usually being returned to the dug-out area. Mining work in sloping or steeply tilted deposits necessitates the deepening of the quarry or mine and the creation (cutting) of new benches by digging cross section trenches. In this case the working of the above-lying benches must advance more rapidly. Sloping major trenches are made for providing transport between the surface and the faces in the mine. Planning the construction of the quarry or mine includes providing for the stripping and cutting of benches along the deposit, with the benches in the capping overburden being worked more rapidly than the benches below, and the construction of access transport arteries as well as production buildings and housing. The depth of individual quarries and mines in the USSR (1970) reaches several hundred meters (for example, the Kor-kino Mine of 300 m), and the planned depth of a number of mines is 500-700 m. The productivity of the large quarries and mines in the USSR is tens of millions of tons of ore per year (for example, the open-cut mine of the southern mining-concentrating combine, or IuGOK, and the northern mining-concentrating combine, or SevGOK, in Krivoi Rog). In 1972 coal and ore mines were being designed to produce 40-50 million tons annu ally for the mineral and over 100 million tons for the overburden. REFERENCESMel’nikov, N. V. Spravochnik inzhenera i tekhnika po otkrytym gornym rabotam, 4th ed. Moscow, 1961. Rzhevskii, V. V. Tekhnologiia, mekhanizatsiia i avtomatizatsiia protsessov otkrytykh gornykh razrabotok. Moscow, 1966. Rzhevskii, V. V. Tekhnologiia i kompleksnaia mekhanizatsiia otkrytykh gornykh rabot. Moscow, 1968. Kuleshov, N. A., and Iu. I. Anistratov. Tekhnologiia otkrytykh gornykh rabot. Moscow, 1968.IU. I. ANISTRATOV quarry1. An open excavation at the earth’s surface from which building stone is extracted. 2. Same as quarry glass.QuarryCerynean stagcaptured by Hercules as third Labor. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 149]Cretan bullsavage bull caught by Hercules as seventh Labor. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 149]Erymanthian boarHercules’ fourth Labor: to take this ravaging beast alive. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 149]fetching CerberusHercules’ twelfth Labor: capture the Hadean watchdog. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 150]Moby Dickpursued by Ahab and crew of Pequod. [Am. Lit.: Moby Dick]Nemean lionawesome beast strangled by Hercules as first Labor. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 148]Old Bengreat bear; subject of annual quest by mature men. [Am. Lit.: The Bear in Six Modern Short Novels]oxen of Geryoncaptured after tremendous obstacles overcome; Hercules’ tenth Labor. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 149]snarkelusive imaginary animal. [Br. Lit.: The Hunting of the Snark]Wolfmanmetamorphosed man hunted down by armed men as wild beast. [Am. Lit.: Wolfman]Quarry
QUARRY. A place whence stones are dug for the purpose of being employed in building, making roads, and the like. 2. When a farm is let with an open quarry, the tenant may, when not restrained by his contract, take out the stone, but he has no right to open new quarries. Vide Mines. Waste. quarry
Synonyms for quarrynoun preySynonyms- prey
- victim
- game
- goal
- aim
- prize
- objective
verb excavateSynonyms- excavate
- mine
- dig up
- dig out
Synonyms for quarrynoun a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influenceSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a surface excavation for extracting stone or slateSynonymsRelated Words- chalk pit
- chalkpit
- excavation
- gravel pit
noun animal hunted or caught for foodSynonymsRelated Words- animal
- animate being
- beast
- creature
- fauna
- brute
verb extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarryRelated Words |