Quarry
The term quarry can refer to:
- A site from which stone or other materials are extracted, or have been extracted in the past (a disused quarry). See also: Mine.
- Quarry tiles.
- A diamond-shaped or square piece of glass that can be used for glazing windows.
NB High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement, Glossary, abbreviations and references, published by the Department for Transport in 2022, defines a quarry as: ‘All areas where minerals have been or are being extracted from the surface. For example, sand and gravel quarries, rock quarries etc.’
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