quarrying

• Процесс или отрасль добычи строительного камня, сланца или других материалов из открытого карьера.

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

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1. Extraction of stone or slateB2formal

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

   Добыча камня или сланца

   • 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.

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по извлечению камня, минералов или других материалов из карьера, или в переносном смысле — поиск или извлечение информации или ресурсов.

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.

   Добывать камень или минералы

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

   Синонимыdelvedigdig outexcavateextractmine

2. Search or extract informationB2informal

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

   Добывать информацию

   • 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.

   Синонимыculldelvedigextractgleanharvestminesearchsift