English dictionary
quartering
/'kw/O/rt/@/r/I//N/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; -- said of waves or any moving object.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
Source: WordNet 3.0
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living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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dividing into four equal parts
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A station.
Source: webster1913