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stone pit

noun

a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

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a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'

• Syn: ↑pit, ↑quarry

• Derivationally related forms: ↑quarry (for: ↑quarry)

• Hypernyms: ↑excavation

• Hyponyms: ↑chalkpit, ↑chalk pit, ↑gravel pit

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stone pit noun

A quarry

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Main Entry: ↑stone

Useful english dictionary. 2012.