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quadrangle

[kwod-rang-guhl] / ˈkwɒdˌræŋ gəl /


NOUN
rectangular area
Synonyms


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A 60-room, brick-and-stone manor built in a quadrangle around a timber-framed hall, Hopwood Hall had seen better centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Ciulla pulled together quadrangle maps, rectangular maps that cover a set amount of latitude and longitude and were mapped at a scale where one inch represents 2000 feet.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

"He had net curtains over his window and it overlooked the quadrangle so it was very very private," Will said.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024

That should supposedly discourage illicit fishermen from risking their expensive gear in the “zero tolerance area,” a rough quadrangle considered the last holdout for the vaquitas.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

Even in the enclosed quadrangle, the wind was whipping it into spray.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman