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quarry in Arabic

مَقْلَع maqlaʕ

UK/ˈkwɒɹ.i//ˈk(w)ɔɹ.i/

quarry in Arabic: مَقْلَع (maqlaʕ). In English, quarry means a site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.

Arabic words for quarry

site for mining stone
مَقْلَع maqlaʕ

English meaning of quarry

  1. noun A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.
  2. verb To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.
  3. verb To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.
  4. noun A part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds as a reward.

Full definition of quarry

quarry in a sentence

  • Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara.
  • They quarried out new, interesting facts about ancient Egypt from old papyri.

Synonyms of quarry

All synonyms of quarry

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Questions about quarry in Arabic

What is the meaning of quarry in Arabic?
Quarry in Arabic is مَقْلَع (maqlaʕ).
ما معنى كلمة quarry؟
Quarry: مَقْلَع (maqlaʕ).
What does quarry mean in English?
Quarry means a site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.

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