Definition
A place where stone, sand, or other materials are dug out of the ground; or an animal being hunted.
Etymology
From Old French 'quarriere' (stone pit), derived from Latin 'quadrus' (square stone). The meaning 'hunted prey' came later through association with court hunting, where quarried game was the target.
Kelly Says
The two meanings of 'quarry' (a pit and hunted prey) share ancient roots because medieval hunters would track game to specific locations, and the Latin concept of cutting/dividing merged with tracking prey—one word, two hunting-related meanings.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ድንጋይ ቦይ
dingai boy
BGБългарски
кариера
ka-RYE-ra
CACatalà
pedrera
pe-DRE-ra
DADansk
stenbrud
sten-BRUD
DEDeutsch
Steinbruch
SHTYN-brukh
ELΕλληνικά
λατομείο
la-to-MI-o
ESEspañol
cantera
kan-TE-ra
EUEuskara
harrobi
ha-RO-bi
FRFrançais
carrière
ka-RYE
GLGalego
canteira
kan-TEI-ra
HEעברית
מחצבה
makh-tsa-VA
HRHrvatski
kamenolom
ka-me-NO-lom
HUMagyar
kőbánya
KOO-baan-ya
IDBahasa Indonesia
tambang
TAM-bang
LTLietuvių
akmenų skaldykla
ak-me-NU skald-IK-la
LVLatviešu
akmeņrači
ak-men-RA-chi
MSBahasa Melayu
kuari
ku-A-ri
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်မိုင်း
kyauk-mine
NLNederlands
groeve
GROO-ve
NONorsk
steinbrudd
styn-BRUD
PLPolski
kamieniołom
ka-mye-NYO-wom
PTPortuguês
pedreira
pe-DREI-ra
RORomână
carieră
ka-RYE-ra
SLSlovenščina
kamnolom
kam-no-LOM
SRСрпски
каменолом
ka-me-NO-lom
SVSvenska
stenbrott
sten-BROT
SWKiswahili
mahali pa machimbo
ma-ha-li pa ma-CHIM-bo
TAதமிழ்
கல் சுரங்கம்
kal su-rang-gam
THไทย
เหมืองหิน
meuang hin
TRTürkçe
taş ocağı
tash o-ja-I
UKУкраїнська
карьєр
kar-YER