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quadrangle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++quad·ran·gle /ˈkwɒdrænɡəl $ ˈkwɑː-/ noun [countable]  1. AA formal a square open area with buildings all around it, especially at a school or college 〔周围有建筑物的〕方形中庭,四方院子〔尤见于学校〕 SYN quad2. technicalHMCF a flat shape that has four straight sides 四边形,四角形
Examples from the Corpus
quadrangleThe five buildings of the campus formed a quadrangle arranged around a grassy plaza, with a great flagpole in the center.The corridor was lined with windows overlooking a central quadrangle.It was set around a complete quadrangle, and built of rusticated stone.The old piles are ranged around a grassy quadrangle.These buildings were of a later date than the Manor house, being built of brick surrounding a large quadrangle.And there, in its first and oldest quadrangle, Harry found what he sought.From its stone quadrangle, fields ripple out in neat sections, organic as the ribs of a leaf.Their briefings were held in the airy first-floor gallery of the university quadrangle.
quad·ran·gle nounChineseSyllable
buildings square around area all Corpus open a with


quadrangle
quadrangle /ˈkwɒdrænɡəl $ ˈkwɑː-/ noun [countable]
1. formal a square open area with buildings all around it, especially at a school or college
   SYN  quad
2. technical a flat shape that has four straight sides


quad·ran·gleBrE /ˈkwɒdræŋɡl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkwɑːdræŋɡl/ 🔊 noun (formal) (also rather informal quad) an open square area that has buildings all around it, especially in a school or college 四方院子(四周有建筑的开放场地,常见于校园)