1. an open excavation from which stone, sand, or other materials are extracted
2. an animal being hunted or pursued
3. a person or thing that is the object of a search or pursuit

1. to extract stone, sand, or other materials from a quarry

Examples

• The limestone quarry provided materials for the new building.
• Workers have been quarrying granite from this site for decades.
• The hawk circled overhead, searching for its quarry.
• The detective finally cornered his quarry in the alley.
• Heavy machinery is used to quarry marble from the mountainside.
• The fox escaped from the hunters, leaving them without their quarry.
• This abandoned quarry has filled with water over the years.