quarters
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Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkwɔɹtɚz/, /ˈkɔɹtɚz/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkwɔːtəz/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
quarters
Noun
quarters
- (plural only, originally military) Housing, barracks, or other habitation or living space. Compare cuarto.
- 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 1, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
- “I have visited my quarters, and find them very comfortable. […] Steerage is like everything else maritime […] vastly improved since Robert Louis Stevenson took his trip third class to New York.”
- 2022 September 19, HarryBlank, “Beyond Repair”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 15 September 2024:
- "Yeah." It was him, alright; if the world's weariest pair of workboots hadn't tipped her off, his world-weary voice certainly would have. "Where were you?"
"My quarters. We've got a full ticket set today, and techs work best without oversight." Neither of these things was untrue, though the curation was more than a little dishonest.
"Maybe yours do." Nascimbeni rolled out, back flat against a neon orange creeper, and sat up with an audible wince. "Mine fuck the dog."
- (by extension) The place where someone or something lives.
- A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
- Quarterfinals.
Derived terms
Translations
housing, barracks
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Verb
quarters
- third-person singular simple present indicative of quarter
Noun
quarters
Noun
quarters m
Noun
quarters
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