quarrying's Usage Examples:

The word quarry can also include the underground quarrying for stone, such as Bath stone.

coast between Conwy and Llanfairfechan and was an important quarrying town, though quarrying is no longer a major employer.

there has been public concern about the impact on the ritual landscape of quarrying by Tarmac.

Albion Stone PLC has been quarrying and mining Portland stone since 1984.

Portland Stone Firms Ltd have been quarrying Portland stone since 1994.

the defence technologies and the county has several centres for stone quarrying, although the coalfield is now closed.

landmark and quarrying relic at East Cliff on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England.

A similar artificial pillar formed through quarrying is Pulpit Rock.

As a quarrying relic, the rock is similar to that of Nicodemus Knob, another quarrying landmark on the island.

In later Victorian times industrial quarrying expanded significantly, with upwards of 200 small family-run quarries.

It is within an area of unspoiled countryside, with no past quarrying.

The first steam quarrying machine was in use by 1917, and the first diesel.

face of the peak is remarkable for its striking cliffs, the result of quarrying in past years.

(Kaolinite is not a waste material of the quarrying process, but economically not all of the kaolin can be extracted).

majority of Portland's coastline, the cove has been the place of past quarrying and a number of shipwrecks and maritime incidents, including German liner.

White River has been adopted locally because waste water from china clay quarrying and refining practices was emptied into the river giving it a white colour.

there in 1889 by workmen while quarrying for road metal.

The cave was discovered in 1889 by workmen who were quarrying for road metal, as had been done.

been used for quarrying and at Nine Ladies, the noise from the quarrying operation at Dale View Quarry is audible.

In 1999, a quarrying company launched.

The village is rich in granite and it is one of the hubs for illegal quarrying in the district.

Synonyms:

production;