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quartering

UK
/ˈkwɔːtərɪŋ/
US
/ˈkwɔrtərɪŋ/
quarteringnoun
quarterings
pl
Translations
In medieval times, quartering was a form of execution.
В средние века четвертование было формой казни.
The soldiers were given quartering in the nearby village.
Солдаты получили квартирование в ближайшей деревне.
Additional translations
разделение на четверти
расквартирование
Definitions
The act of providing accommodations or lodgings, especially for soldiers.
The quartering of troops in civilian homes was a common practice during the war.
The division of something into four equal or nearly equal parts.
The quartering of the estate was necessary to distribute it among the heirs.
A method of cutting or splitting logs into quarters for processing.
Quartering the logs made it easier to transport them to the mill.
A heraldic term referring to the division of a shield into four or more parts, each bearing different arms.
The family's coat of arms featured a complex quartering that represented their various alliances.
A historical method of execution in which a condemned person's body is dismembered into four parts.
The brutal quartering of traitors served as a grim warning to others.
Synonyms
quadrant
fourth
segment
division
section
quarteringgerund / present participle
UK
/ˈkwɔː.tər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈkwɔr.tɚ.ɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that divides into four parts or relates to the lodging of troops.
Definitions
Dividing or arranged into four parts; providing lodging for military personnel.
The quartering duties imposed on householders were deeply unpopular.
quarterverb

quartering

Gerund

quartered
Past Simple
quartered
Past Participle
quartering
Gerund
UK
/ˈkwɔːtə/
US
/ˈkwɔrtər/
Translations
разделить на четверти
The chef will quarter the chicken before cooking.
Повар разделит курицу на четверти перед приготовлением.
Definitions
To divide into four equal parts.
The chef quartered the apple before adding it to the salad.
To provide someone with lodging or accommodation, especially soldiers in a particular place.
The soldiers were quartered in the local barracks during their deployment.
To move back and forth across an area while searching for something, especially said of hunting dogs.
The spaniel quartered the field looking for game.
Synonyms
split
apportion
segment
partition
divide
quarternoun
Definitions
One of four equal parts into which something is divided.
She cut the pizza into quarters so everyone could have a piece.
A coin worth 25 cents in the United States and Canada.
I found a quarter on the sidewalk and used it to buy a gumball.
A period of three months, especially as a division of the financial year.
The company reported a profit increase in the last quarter.
A district or part of a town or city.
They live in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
A unit of weight in the UK equal to 28 pounds (approximately 12.7 kilograms).
The sack of barley weighed a quarter and was difficult to lift.
A term used in sports to describe one of the four periods of play in a game.
The team scored two touchdowns in the final quarter.
Living accommodations, especially for military personnel or servants, usually given in the plural form "quarters."
The officers' quarters were located at the rear of the fort.
Mercy or clemency shown to a defeated opponent.
The pirates asked for quarter, but none was given.
A period of fifteen minutes.
It's a quarter past nine.
quarteradjective
Definitions
Consisting of or relating to one fourth of a whole.
He bought a quarter share in the company.
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