as in courtyard
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)
since the weather was sunny, the convocation was held outside in the college's quadrangle
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Most notably, a modded 8.3-liter V-10 was shoehorned into an improbable quadrangle framed by four thin tires.
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
From Cambridge, Charlestown, and remotely The classic spot from which to watch the fireworks in Cambridge is the grassy quadrangle at MIT, where a giant screen live-streams the Boston Pops concert.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2024
The academic quadrangle must forever be a free and ordered space that values scholarship.
—Dr. Edward C. Halperin, New York Daily News, 4 May 2024
The project will feature a 2,300-bed and 900-seat dining hall campus housing, with five residence halls, green courtyards and quadrangles, and a pedestrian walkway.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
From Cambridge, Charlestown, and remotely The classic spot from which to watch the fireworks in Cambridge is the grassy quadrangle at MIT, where a giant screen live-streams the Boston Pops concert.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2024
The academic quadrangle must forever be a free and ordered space that values scholarship.
—Dr. Edward C. Halperin, New York Daily News, 4 May 2024
The project will feature a 2,300-bed and 900-seat dining hall campus housing, with five residence halls, green courtyards and quadrangles, and a pedestrian walkway.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Quadrangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadrangle. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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