English-Russian translations for quarry

• дичь
• добы́ча
• добыча
• каменоло́мня

Definition of quarry

• A site#Noun|site for mine#Verb|mining stone#Noun|stone, limestone, or slate#Noun|slate
• To obtain stone by extraction from a quarry
• To extract#Verb|extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching#Noun|searching
• A part of the entrails of a hunted#Adjective|hunted animal, given to the hound#Noun|hounds as a reward#Noun|reward
• An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunt#Verb|hunted
• An object of search#Noun|search or pursuit
• To secure prey#Noun|prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy
• A diamond-shaped tile#Noun|tile or pane, often of glass or stone#Noun|stone

Examples

• Michelangelo
• They quarried out new, interesting facts about ancient Egypt from old papyri

Related words

• quarrying
• quarryman
• quarry tile
• quarry pond
• gravel quarry
• slate quarry
• stone quarry