quarry in Dutch
quarry in Dutch is steengroeve, prooi, prooidier — quarry means a large open pit where stone, sand, or similar material is dug out of the ground.
quarry in Dutch
steengroeve
(mining) A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.
prooi
(uncountable) An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted.
prooidier
(uncountable) An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted.
doelwit
(countable) An object of search or pursuit.
prooi
(countable) An object of search or pursuit.
steenhouwen
(transitive) To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.
uitspitten
(figuratively, transitive) To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.
What does "quarry" mean?
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noun A large open pit where stone, sand, or similar material is dug out of the ground.
"The old quarry is now filled with water and used for swimming."
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noun An animal or person being hunted or pursued.
"The hawk circled above its quarry."
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verb To dig stone or other material out of the ground.
"Workers quarried granite here for over a century."
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quarry in a sentence
- The old quarry is now filled with water and used for swimming.
- Marble for the statue was cut from a quarry in Italy.
- The hawk circled above its quarry.
- The detective's quarry had already slipped out of the city.
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What is "quarry" in Dutch?
"quarry" in Dutch is steengroeve, prooi, prooidier. quarry means: A large open pit where stone, sand, or similar material is dug out of the ground.
How do you use "quarry" in a sentence?
Example: "The old quarry is now filled with water and used for swimming." In Dutch, "quarry" is steengroeve, prooi, prooidier.
Are there other ways to say "quarry" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 6 translations listed for "quarry": steengroeve, prooi, prooidier, doelwit, steenhouwen, uitspitten.
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