STONE PIT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

Example:

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

Synonyms:

pit; quarry; stone pit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("stone pit" is a kind of...):

excavation (a hole in the ground made by excavating)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stone pit"):

chalk pit; chalkpit (a quarry for chalk)

gravel pit (a quarry for gravel)