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adj
Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; said of waves or any moving object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: nautical, transport
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adj
Coming from aft and to one side; having both a crosswind and tailwind component.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, not-comparable
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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adj
At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A division into four parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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noun
One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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noun
A series of quarters, or small upright posts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: architecture
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noun
The practice of docking 15 minutes' pay from a worker who arrived late (even by less than 15 minutes).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
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noun
Searching for prey by traversing a space. From hunting for game, where dogs will run parallel to the wind in search of a scent, thereby 'quartering' the field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
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noun
A point on an arch calculated by measuring one quarter of the height along a line from the peak to the outer edge on the ground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of quarter
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
dividing into four equal parts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: division
noun
living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: housing, lodging, living accommodations
noun
a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: coat of arms, arms, blazon, blazonry
History
By surface analysis, quarter + -ing.
Across languages
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