cuartel — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
cuartel is used for these senses in English:
- barrack (military, chiefly, in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
- quarter (historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]
- quarter A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc. [from 16th c.]
barrack — full definition
- noun A large, plain building used to house soldiers or other groups of people.
- verb To house someone in a barrack, or to live in one.
- verb (chiefly British and Australian) To shout support for, or jeer at, a team or speaker.
quarter — full definition
- noun One of four equal parts into which something is divided.
- noun A three-month period of the calendar or financial year.
- noun A US or Canadian coin worth 25 cents.
- noun A district or area of a town or city, often associated with a particular group.
- noun Fifteen minutes, as in a quarter of an hour.