old quarry

collocation in English

meaningsofoldandquarry

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old
adjective
uk
/əʊld/us
/oʊld/
having lived or existed for ...
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quarry
noun
uk
/ˈkwɒr.i/us
/ˈkwɔːr.i/
a large artificial hole in the ground where stone, sand, etc. is dug for use as ...
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(Definition ofoldandquarryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Tipping and landfill ofoldquarrysites and the building of sea defences, which covers up coastal sites, are the most common problems.
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On visiting another quarry just down the valley it can be seen that it is clearly anoldquarry.
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What, then, is the position of an artificial lake created from anoldquarry?
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Once they have been reviewed, authorities must use their powers to ensure thatoldquarryworkings are brought up to the right standards and specifications.
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They were old colliers andoldquarrymen who were injured in industry before 1948 and received no benefits whatsoever.
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A small terrace of three houses was built on top of anoldquarry.
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He is aware that we have reformed theoldquarrypermissions and that considerable progress has been made.
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In the vicinity of the village there is a great rock face 80 to 100 feet high, and there is anoldquarrywhich is now covered with grass.
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Brandon marsh is anoldquarrysite and next to the marsh there is an active quarrying undertaking.
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If a sandy warren or anoldquarryis ignored, one's land will be infested in spite of all the snares, nets and so on which one may use.
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When it comes to the crunch, human beings are more important than a road that skirts anoldquarry, and goes near a golf course and a deserted deer wood.
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The stadium was created in anoldquarry, so it is also known as the "damaria", which means quarry.
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From 1954 to 1960 theoldquarrywas used as a landfill.
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A small track leads meanders around theoldquarry, where fossils of ancient marine creatures can still be found.
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On the villages outskirts is anoldquarrywhere trachyte was once mined.
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About 250 metres to the south is anoldquarry, with a faulted strip of grey oolite.
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The reserve is also a good place to observe sea birds; fulmars nest on theoldquarrycliffs at the north side of the reserve.
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It has been attributed to settling of the stratified and poorly compacted layers of dirt-covered trash now filling theoldquarry.
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The amphitheatre of theoldquarrypit has in the past been used as an outdoor music venue, especially during the late 1990s.
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