quarry (1)Italian → EnglishOxford Italian–Englishquarry1 /BrE ˈkwɒri , AmE ˈkwɔri, ˈkwɑri / I noun (in ground) cava f chalk, slate quarry cava di gesso, di ardesiaII transitive verb (also quarry out) cavare [stone]III intransitive verb to quarry for estrarre [stone, gravel]