quarrying Definition
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noun quarries
- 1a. An open excavation for the purpose of extracting stone or slate for building;
1b. A place from which stone, etc can be excavated.
2. Any source of information, data or knowledge, etc.
- 1. To extract (stone, etc) from a quarry.
2. To excavate a quarry in (land).
3a. To get a supply of (material or information) from a source;
3b. To search through and extract information or material, etc from (a source).
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