quarrying

• Processus ou industrie consistant à extraire de la pierre de construction, de l'ardoise ou d'autres matériaux d'une carrière à ciel ouvert.

The process or industry of extracting building stone, slate, or other materials from an open surface quarry.

indénombrable

1. Extraction of stone or slateB2formal

   The process of extracting building stone, slate, or other materials from an open surface quarry.

   Extraction en carrière

   • Quarrying for limestone has been a major industry in this region for centuries.
   • Modern quarrying techniques use heavy machinery to extract large blocks of stone.
   • The environmental impact of quarrying is carefully assessed before operations begin.

• Verbe désignant l'action d'extraire de la pierre, des minéraux ou d'autres matériaux d'une carrière, ou au sens figuré, de rechercher ou d'extraire des informations ou des ressources.

A verb used to indicate the act of extracting stone, minerals, or other materials from a quarry, or figuratively, to search for or extract information or resources.

1. Extract stone or mineralsB2formal

   To extract stone, slate, or other materials from a quarry.

   extraire de la pierre

   • The company quarries limestone for construction.
   • They have been quarrying marble from this mountain for decades.
   • The workers quarry granite to make countertops.

   Synonymesdelvedigdig outexcavateextractmine

2. Search or extract informationB2informal

   To search for or extract information or data from a source.

   Extraire des informations

   • The journalist quarried the archives for historical facts.
   • He quarried the internet for details about the event.
   • Researchers quarry data from various databases for their study.

   Synonymesculldelvedigextractgleanharvestminesearchsift