Quarrying
['kwɒrɪɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry.
Inputed by Ethel--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quarry
Typed by Amalia
Examples
- Perhaps quarrying would be a better term than mining in this case, as Edison's plan was to approach the rock and tear it down bodily. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It is commonly found in reefs or veins among quartz, and in alluvial deposits; it is separated, in the former case, by quarrying, crushing, washing and treatment with mercury. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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