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Quarry

/kwˈɔri/
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(noun) A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.

There is a rock quarry just north of town.
There's a rock quarry ten miles west of town.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The stone used to build the cathedral was extracted from a ____ in the hills ten miles away.

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