stone pit

noun

1. a less common name for quarry 1

Example Sentences

Patrón Tequila’s new limited edition Gran Smoky is a good example, made by roasting Weber blue agave hearts or “piñas” over mesquite in stone pits and crushing them with stone tools.

From New York Times

Sefia stood at the edge of the stone pit, still reeling from the touch of Archer’s arms on her arms, his chest on her chest.

From Literature

"They are precious; dinosaur footprints are great records from nature, not just stone pits."

From Science Magazine

For a moment she was weightless in the dark, the sides of the hot stone pit burning her arms.

From Literature

The path led through a stone pit sparsely grown with oak trees and alders.

From Project Gutenberg