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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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The royals and their guests observed rows of guards in bearskins on the quadrangle, and the U.K. and U.S. national anthems played.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
There, visitors come across soaring mosaics made from tiny golden tiles, murals of horses and sandy indoor quadrangles with palm trees sprouting up under vaulted ceilings.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Her arguable masterpiece follows the vain Leonora Eyre over and around a fraught love quadrangle with a widowed antiques dealer, his nephew, and some other motley souls.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Quadrangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadrangle. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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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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