quadrangle

Definitions

noun

1

A geometric shape with four angles and four straight sides; a four-sided polygon.

2

A courtyard which is quadrangular.

I looked up from my desk and saw that suddenly there were big flakes twirling down into the quadrangle, settling on the carefully pruned shrubbery bordering the crosswalks, the three elms still holding many of their leaves, the still-green lawns.

3

The buildings forming the border of such a courtyard.

The quadrangle surrounding the Far Common was never considered absolutely essential to the Devon School.

Collocations

2

ADJ.

far, irregular, quadrilateral, surrounding

PREP.

between, down, into, on, with

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings

quad

noun — a four-sided polygon

quadrilateral
tetragon

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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I looked up from my desk and saw that suddenly there were big flakes twirling down into the quadrangle, settling on the carefully pruned shrubbery bordering the crosswalks, the three elms still holdin

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The quadrangle surrounding the Far Common was never considered absolutely essential to the Devon School.

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Audley Court was not an attractive locality. The narrow passage led us into a quadrangle paved with flags and lined by sordid dwellings.

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What's the difference between a quadrangle and a quadrilateral?

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Tom drew an irregular quadrangle.

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