quarrying

2 definitions found

quarrying - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Quarry \Quar"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quarried; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Quarrying.]
     To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.
     [1913 Webster]

quarrying - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  quarrying
      n 1: the extraction of building stone or slate from an open
           surface quarry