quadrangle.

1. An open court surrounded by buildings on four sides.

2. A plane figure bounded by four straight sides.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• college quadrangle
• central quadrangle

On the page

Footsteps crossed the college quadrangle long after the lectures ended.

The central quadrangle held a rectangle of rain-dark grass.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Singular quadrangle; plural quadrangles. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.