quarry
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definition
verb
As part of these efforts, prisoners dug sand for mortar, quarried building stone and mortar lime, and manufactured more than 1.2 million bricks.
extract (stone or other materials) from a quarry.
noun
The materials extracted from the quarries - used widely in the local building industry - contained large quantities of fibrous amphiboles.
a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted.
Moreover, hunting is not a natural encounter between predator and quarry because, unlike animals, humans are responsible for their actions.
an animal pursued by a hunter, hound, predatory mammal, or bird of prey.
example
At first the breed was known as the Lhasa terrier, though it is not and never was an earth dog, i.e., one that pursues its 'quarry' underground.
He said: ‘We are only importing material into the 'quarry' to restore it.’
It's a deep gorge carved out years ago to drain the limestone 'quarry' into Lake Michigan.
Shown in cave paintings in France and Spain, these were a favourite 'quarry' of Palaeolithic hunters, and were eventually hunted to extinction.
the security police crossed the border in pursuit of their 'quarry'
Hunters, unlike their 'quarry' , have been slow to adapt to the new conditions.
By day he was working in a limestone 'quarry' , carrying buckets of stones on a yoke.
They had the ability to remorselessly pursue their 'quarry' at a relentless pace, regardless of the mid-day sun.
Rangers also tried to swat McGeady, but found him an elusive 'quarry' .
Behind this is a compact kitchen with large 'quarry' floor tiles and white tiled walls.
We're off to chase down our 'quarry' so we can personally deliver his paid-for ticket to the Eastwood Rugby Club function centre this Saturday night.
Steps lead down to the dining room, a stylish space with an original 'quarry' tiled floor and a large exposed brick fireplace.
Further uphill is the planter's house, transformed into an interpretation centre built on the remains of a stone 'quarry' discovered in 1966.
The operators want to dig deeper seams within the 'quarry' - up to 15 metres below the existing level.
The entrance porch has recessed lighting and an original 'quarry' tiled floor.
grouse are not an easy 'quarry' for a hawk
One sign United have been piling less pressure on their 'quarry' is that the penalty Van Nistelrooy scored against Tottenham recently was United's first in 11 months.
He was a crack skier and mountaineer, whose strength had been built up breaking up stones in a limestone 'quarry' during the war.
Judging by the behaviour of birds, monkeys and deer, our 'quarry' was certainly out there, probably sitting in the long grass and smiling to himself at human folly.
Yet, that's about how long falconry - the sport of flying birds of prey at wild 'quarry' - has been around.
It now appears that the description of someone jumping over the barriers could in fact have been of a police officer in pursuit of his 'quarry' .
At the back of the house, the kitchen is fitted with country-style presses, a Belfast sink and 'quarry' floor tiles.
The ethical basis of all field sports is the same, be it hunting, shooting or fishing, in each case the 'quarry' will be edible or a pest or perhaps, both.
The interconnecting breakfast room, also with 'quarry' floor tiling, is at the back of the house.
This has original 'quarry' floor tiling and an open brick fireplace.
In recent years the area surrounding the original mine has been developed as a 'quarry' for crushed stone.
The final gunshot strands the hunter and his 'quarry' on opposing sides of mortality.
In Drag Hunting, a pack of hounds follows a scent laid by a human rather than pursuing a live 'quarry' .
This addition to weaponry technology could seek out its 'quarry' by detecting the heat traces produced by a person's body.
Johnny will take a little ride to rehabilitate, not brutally punish, his 'quarry' , who is, as usual, a fellow Italian-American.
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