quarrying

[US]/'kwɒrɪɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. at udvinde sten fra et stenbrud.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

He spent much time in quarrying in old records.

Han brugte meget tid på at udvinde i gamle registre.

Villagers in the Mexican state of Veracruz discovered the tablet sometime before 1999, while quarrying an ancient Olmec mound for road-building material.

Beboere i den Mexicanske stat Veracruz opdagede tabletten engang før 1999, mens de udvandt en gammel Olmec-bunke til vejbygningsmateriale.

Real-world Examples

One of the first phases to our products is quarrying the slate.

En af de første faser i vores produkter er udvinding af skifer.

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

Volvo has become the first to make  a prototype using the material — a load carrying vehicle for mining and quarrying.

Volvo er blevet den første til at lave en prototype ved hjælp af materialet - et lastbærende køretøj til minedrift og udvinding.

Source: Future World Construction

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