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quartering

/ˈkwɔːtərɪŋ/ /ˈkwɔːɾərɪŋ/

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verb

To divide into quarters; to divide by four.

Examples :

"The baker was quartering the large sheet of dough to make individual pizzas. "

number math part

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verb

To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.

Examples :

"Quarter the horses in the third stable."

military government property

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verb

To lodge; to have a temporary residence.

Examples :

""During the summer internship, the students were quartering in the university dorms." "

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verb

To quartersaw.

Examples :

"The carpenter is quartering the log to minimize warping and create more stable planks. "

technical material process

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verb

To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.

Examples :

"The driver was carefully quartering the carriage along the muddy track, trying to avoid the deep ruts. "

vehicle traffic

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noun

A division into four parts.

Examples :

"The baker ensured the pizza's quartering was precise before serving. "

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noun

The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.

Examples :

"During the war, the government enforced quartering, requiring families to provide food and shelter for soldiers in their homes. "

military government property history

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noun

The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.

Examples :

"Historical records describe quartering as a particularly brutal form of execution used for traitors. "

law history inhuman action government military war

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noun

The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.

Examples :

"The historian explained that the king's quartering displayed his family's diverse heritage, showing the emblems of the four kingdoms united under his rule. "

heraldry art history

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noun

One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.

Examples :

"The complex crest displayed four distinct quarterings, each representing a different noble family from which he was descended. "

heraldry family history

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noun

A series of quarters, or small upright posts.

Examples :

"The gardener reinforced the flower bed's edge with a quartering of thin, wooden posts to prevent the soil from spilling over. "

architecture building

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noun

The practice of docking 15 minutes' pay from a worker who arrived late (even by less than 15 minutes).

Examples :

"The workers protested the company's strict policy of quartering, which docked them 15 minutes of pay even if they were only one minute late. "

business economy job work

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noun

Searching for prey by traversing a space. From hunting for game, where dogs will run parallel to the wind in search of a scent, thereby 'quatering' the field.

Examples :

"The hunting dog's efficient quartering of the field ensured no rabbit could hide from its keen nose. "

animal sport action nature military space game

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adjective

Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; said of waves or any moving object.

Examples :

"The sailboat felt the quartering wind push against its sail, causing it to heel slightly as it headed out of the bay. "

nautical sailing direction

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adjective

At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.

Examples :

"The machine's quartering parts moved at right angles to each other, making the intricate mechanism work smoothly. "

technical machine