- building-stone quarry
- карьер по разработке строительного камня
Англо-русский строительный словарь. 2013.
Англо-русский строительный словарь. 2013.
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park — is a public, outdoor art park located in Cazenovia, New York. It consists of 108 acres (44 ha) of land and over four miles of hiking trails. Founded by Dorothy and Robert Riester, it became an official venue in 1991 and is one of the first art… … Wikipedia
Doulting Stone Quarry — grid reference ST648436 is a limestone quarry at Doulting, on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. At Present there are only three quarries in the country quarrying Doulting stone. The Largest has been producing stone since Roman times.[1] Until… … Wikipedia
quarry — quarry1 [kwôr′ē, kwär′ē] n. pl. quarries [var. of QUARREL1] a square or diamond shaped piece of glass, tile, etc. quarry2 [kwôr′ē, kwär′ē] n. pl. quarries [ME querre, orig., parts of the prey put on the hide and fed to dogs < OFr cuiree,… … English World dictionary
Quarry — For other uses, see Quarry (disambiguation). A quarry is a type of open pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap,… … Wikipedia
quarry — quarry1 quarriable, quarryable, adj. /kwawr ee, kwor ee/, n., pl. quarries, v., quarried, quarrying. n. 1. an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. 2. an… … Universalium
Stone quarries of ancient Egypt — The Stone quarries of ancient Egypt (now archaeological sites) once produced quality stone for the construction of decorative monuments such as sculptures and obelisks. Some of these sites are well identified and the chemical composition of their … Wikipedia
quarry — quar|ry1 [ˈkwɔri US ˈkwo: , ˈkwa: ] n plural quarries [Sense: 1; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: quarriere, from an unrecorded quarre square stone , from Latin quadrum square ] [Sense: 2; Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: cuiree… … Dictionary of contemporary English
quarry — I. noun (plural quarries) Etymology: Middle English quirre, querre entrails of game given to the hounds, from Anglo French cureie, quereie, from quir, cuir skin, hide (on which the entrails were placed), from Latin corium more at cuirass Date:… … New Collegiate Dictionary
stone — stonable, stoneable, adj. stoneless, adj. stonelessness, n. stonelike, adj. stoner, n. /stohn/, n., pl. stones for 1 5, 7 19, stone for 6, adj., adv., v., stoned, stoning. n … Universalium
quarry — I. /ˈkwɒri / (say kworee) noun (plural quarries) 1. an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. –verb (t) (quarried, quarrying) 2. to obtain (stone, etc.)… …
quarry — I quar•ry [[t]ˈkwɔr i, ˈkwɒr i[/t]] n. pl. ries, 1) bui min an excavation or pit, usu. open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc 2) an abundant source or supply 3) bui min to obtain from … From formal English to slang