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Meaning of quarters

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

quarters

Pronunciation:/ˈkwɔːtəz//ˈkwɔɹtɚz/

noun

Definitions

  1. A fourth part of something.

  2. Place or position.

  3. Technical or specialized senses.

  4. Short forms.

verb

Definitions

  1. To divide into quarters; to divide by four.

  2. To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.

    Example: Quarter the horses in the third stable.

  3. To lodge; to have a temporary residence.

  4. To quartersaw.

verb

Definitions

  1. To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.

noun

Definitions

  1. Housing, barracks or other habitation or living space. Compare cuarto.

  2. (by extension) The place where someone or something lives

  3. A commonly played university drinking game in North America.

  4. Quarterfinals.