What does stone pit mean?

Here's a list of possible definitions for the term stone pit:

Princeton's WordNet

  1. pit, quarry, stone pit(noun)

    a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

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

Wikipedia

  1. stone pit

    A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to reduce their environmental impact.The word quarry can also include the underground quarrying for stone, such as Bath stone.

ChatGPT

  1. stone pit

    A stone pit, also known as quarry, is a type of open-pit mine in which minerals and rocks such as limestone, gravel, sand or dimension stone are extracted from the ground. This extraction is achieved through various techniques such as drilling, blasting, or cutting. These pits are often created in areas with large quantities of the desired resource.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stone pit in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stone pit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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