quadrangle
noun
quad·ran·gle
ˈkwä-ˌdraŋ-gəl 
1
2
a
: a 4-sided enclosure especially when surrounded by buildings
b
: the buildings enclosing a quadrangle
3
: a tract of country represented by one of a series of map sheets
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since the weather was sunny, the convocation was held outside in the college's quadrangle
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Protesters occupied a quadrangle on campus for more than a week in April and May, before police moved in and dismantled their camp (USA TODAY was there).
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Will Carless, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
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From Cambridge, Charlestown, and remotely The classic spot from which to watch the fireworks in Cambridge is the grassy quadrangle at MIT, where a giant screen live-streams the Boston Pops concert.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2024
The academic quadrangle must forever be a free and ordered space that values scholarship.
—Dr. Edward C. Halperin, New York Daily News, 4 May 2024
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Will Carless, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
Most notably, a modded 8.3-liter V-10 was shoehorned into an improbable quadrangle framed by four thin tires.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
From Cambridge, Charlestown, and remotely The classic spot from which to watch the fireworks in Cambridge is the grassy quadrangle at MIT, where a giant screen live-streams the Boston Pops concert.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2024
The academic quadrangle must forever be a free and ordered space that values scholarship.
—Dr. Edward C. Halperin, New York Daily News, 4 May 2024
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“Quadrangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadrangle. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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quadrangle
noun
quad·ran·gle
ˈkwäd-ˌraŋ-gəl
2
a
: a four-sided enclosure especially when surrounded by buildings
b
: the buildings enclosing a quadrangle
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