quarry

Meanings

• noun

  A pit or open excavation from which mineral ores, building materials (such as sand, gravel, or clay), or aggregate are extracted.

  - "The quarry was closed due to safety concerns."
  - "Granite for the construction of the building was sourced from a quarry in Vermont."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

delf , dig , dig up , unearth , mine , mark , prey , target

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with quarry
carry , marry , berry

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Variants

List of all variants of quarry that leads to same result
quarries , quarry , quarried , quarrying

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old French quarrier, from quarré, a quarry, from querre to search, dig, quarry.

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Trivia

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1. The world's largest open-pit mine is the Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah, USA, also known as the Kennecott Copper Mine.

2. Quarries have been used since ancient times, with evidence of quarrying dating back to the Neolithic period.

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Related Concepts

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1. Mining: The process of extracting valuable resources from the earth, including minerals, metals, and fuels.

2. Quarrying: The process of extracting building materials, such as stone or gravel, from the ground.

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Culture

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Quarries have been used since ancient times for various purposes such as obtaining building materials, producing lime, and extracting minerals. In literature, quarries have been depicted as dangerous and mysterious places.

How to Memorize "quarry"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a large pit in the ground where rocks and minerals are extracted.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'quarry' with the sound of heavy machinery and the sight of large rocks being extracted from the ground.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'quarry' as 'Q' for 'Quarried Rocks and Yields Aggregate'.

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