Quadrangle
Definition of quadrangle:
part of speech: noun
A square surrounded by buildings: ( geom.) a plane figure having four equal sides and angles.
part of speech: noun
part of speech: noun
A foursided court or lawn, surrounded by buildings, especially on a college campus; a plane figure with four angles and four sides.
part of speech: noun
Usage examples for quadrangle:
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Come out into the quadrangle Polly; all the people we know or case about are gone; and we'll go out and walk in the moonlight as true lovers ought."
"John Marchmont's Legacy, Volume I (of 3)", Mary E. Braddon. -
Around the great quadrangle over which it rises are seen the lines for cloisters which were never built.
"Oxford and Her Colleges", Goldwin Smith. -
We look upon the warehouses of its quadrangle with their slanting walls and dipping moss- covered roofs and try to conjure up the time long past when all was smart and imposing.
"The New North", Agnes Deans Cameron.