Well, like many words in English, there can be multiple meanings depending on the context. And, there are basic common definitions and more technical ones.

Perhaps the most common definition relates to the mining industry. A quarry is a surface minerals extraction site….so quarrying is the process of digging out rock materials at the surface (as opposed to going into an underground tunnel or mine). The size of a quarry can vary from a shallow pit (say digging out a small amount of sand or gravel) to large open pit mines that can be thousand of feet in diameter and in depth.

Taking off from this physical reality, is applying the action to people searching for data…going through libraries or piles of books and papers…digging for information. So quarrying or mining information could be a spin on the term.

Most words in English can be viewed using a series of systematic approach using “standard” characteristics of the word. These can let you compare (see similarities) and contrast (see differences) between two or more words. (I am assuming you are well versed in the basics of parts of speech etc.)

1) Concrete vs Abstract: is the word dealing with a real, tangible (something you can touch) object or an idea (cannot touch it)

2) Location: where would you find the word (if a real object, where on Earth can you find it); if an idea, where in the world was it first expressed).

3) Scale: at what level of detail (general or specific) is the word being used….or how large an area on the surface of the Earth is involved.

4) Time: what is the time reference (past, present, future) that is associated with the word. Meanings of words do change over time. I remember seeing a TV commercial for fried chicken. So young muscular guys are eating fried chicken after a long hard sweaty workout. One of them says “Man, this is baaaaddd chicken!” An older grandfather skinny shriveled up old man, the custodian in the gym is also eating the fried chicken. Upon hearing the young man’s comment, the old man looks up, smiles and says “Tastes pretty good to me!”

So, using these criteria, you can be empowered to take a simple 1-2 sentence dictionary definition, and “vitamin enrich and fortify” it with additional information to help others really learn the meaning of the word with more specific examples. Then you can be one level above most folks who often read a dictionary definition and end it with “You know what I mean?”

Try this out with a couple of words that seem similar or that people often use interchangeably. You might begin to see minor differences…which might be overlooked so folks don’t mind…or that make a difference, because sometimes small differences are important…like being able to tell “identical” twins apart…which can make all the difference when you are dating one of them, right?

Also, think about getting and keeping these basic reference books at your study desk so you can sit and focus on your work rather than getting up to find a reference book:

1) A good dictionary…one that has not just the spelling, syllables, part of speech, pronunciation key and definition…but one that also tells the origin of the word (what language it comes from) and gives a full range of definitions for the different forms of the word…and even older/obsolete uses of the word.

2) a good atlas….so you can find places in the world when you read about places you are familiar with…this helps build your knowledge base.

3) a single volume desk reference encyclopedia…no the full set…just a one volume book for quick look ups

4) a good thesaurus…a book for looking up other words with similar meanings so you can get variety in your writing without using the same words over and over again.

5) a current Information Almanac….book of current world facts (usually has things like the population of different countries, major news events in past years, etc.)

OK, good luck in your studies. Hope this helps you.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-quarry.htm << Will help you A quarry is a large deposit of rock such as granite which is mined for use in construction projects. Quarries can be found all over the world, and most contain a heavy concentration of a particular type of rock such as marble, limestone, slate, or gypsum. In many nations, the word quarry is used interchangeably for two types of quarry: gravel pits, from which gravel and particulate matter are extracted, and dimension stone quarries, from which large chunks of sheets of rock are extracted for use in building. Dimension stone is used to make tiles, flagstones, counters, roofs, and other projects which require large slabs of uniform stone. Unlike other types of mines, a quarry is usually not dug out underground, and rarely reaches a depth greater than 60 feet (18 meters). A shallow pit is excavated into a deposit of rock which runs close to the surface, and the pit is slowly expanded to remove valuable rock material. If the quarry is being used to extract gravel or fill, explosives may be used to break it up before it is removed and loaded into trucks. If dimension stone is required, the excavation process is more painstaking to ensure that the stone is not damaged. While a quarry is in active operation, it must be protected from groundwater seepage and rain, or it will turn into a small pond or lake. Many quarries are surrounded with moats of impermeable material to prevent seepage, and are also covered to prevent rain from accumulating in the open pit. In some cases, pumps may be installed to assist with removing water from the quarry. The company which built the quarry also maintains roads to and from the site, and sometimes builds a temporary processing center for the rock so that it can be removed, graded, and processed on site, with excess being disposed at the site rather than miles away. After a quarry is abandoned, it is usually fenced off or otherwise secured to prevent people from injuring themselves there. In some cases there may be toxins present at the site, due to the way in which the rock was extracted. In others, as the quarry slowly fills with water, it may be a tempting place to swim. However, the quarry may pose hazards to swimming through objects in the water, depth, coldness, or toxins which may have leached into the water. In some cases, an inactive quarry may be converted into a swimming area, with modifications made to create a safe swimming and recreation area.

What Is Quarrying

i am actually a big fan of the somewhat underrated cooney, and often wonder how he would perform if he were in his prime today with another trainer besides victor valle, who seemed to baby cooney too much. i’d love to see him toss those big bombs at the klitschko brothers or anyone else today, and see how they hold up. anyway, cooney-quarry is the kind of fight we can only dream about in this pathetic era of heavyweights. my only issue with your prediction is that quarry really would be a cruiserweight today, and cooney was a giant! i could see quarry getting bloodied and hurt, and cooney just blasting away in a corner and the ref stopping the fight, and quarry protesting. thanks for bringing up these two fighters, both from a much better era than today. @All, i’m outnumbered here! yeah, Quarry was a tough SOB, i just think the size factor was a little too much, but then, Cooney did lose to Michael Spinks

Quarrying is the excavation of stone–slate by maual or mechanical means often with the use of dynamite Look up Delabole slate quarry on the web its a good site for the information you require

Go to Google and type quarry define or quarry definiton.. Both these searches should get you many answers

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I'm doing a project on quarrying and cant find any gd definisions for it, most of them are only 2 sentances please help thanks

The online dictionary says it is taking from. like taking marble from a building. just type quarring in your search bar and you can find sites on it.

IT IS THE CUTTING OF STONE USED FOR BUILDING FROM A (YOU GUESSED IT) STONE QUARRY.

a process of mining the earth for things like limestone.