Definizione monolingua

quarry

quarry (third-person singular simple present quarries, present participle quarrying, simple past and past participle quarried)

1. (transitive) To obtain (mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.

   Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara.

2. (figuratively) (transitive) To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.

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

Wikipedia quarry (plural quarries)

1. A site for mining stone, limestone or slate.

   Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara

Definizione dizionario quarry

	cava
	Scavo per l'estrazione di materiale roccioso, torba o sim.
	An open or surface working or excavation for the extraction of building stone, ore, coal, gravel, or minerals. (Source: MGH)

	cava di pietra
	site for mining stone

	preda
	animal which is hunted
	Animal hunted or caught for food.

estrarre

ricavare

selvaggina

Altri significati:

A person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence.

object of search or pursuit

extract by long, tedious searching

An animal which is hunted, notably mammal or bird.

A diamond-shaped tile or pane, notably of glass or stone

cut (timber)

(transitive) To obtain (mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.

An object of search or pursuit.

A site for mining stone, limestone or slate.

(figuratively) (transitive) To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.