Results for quadrangle

Definitions 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

In geom., a plane figure having four right angles; a square; in arch., a four- cornered space enclosed by buildings; the rectangular court of a building.

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.

Usage examples for quadrangle:

• The Grand Palace has an unbroken frontage of three hundred feet on St. George's Square,- Piazza St. Giorgio,- forming an immense quadrangle bounded on each side by large thoroughfares. "The Story of Malta", Maturin M. Ballou