sq.

¹

abbreviation for

1. the following; the following one.

sq.

²

abbreviation for

1. sequence.
2. squadron.
3. square.

Sq.

³

abbreviation for

1. Squadron.
2. Square (of a city or town).

sq.

¹

abbreviation for

1. sequence
2. square
3. sqq the following one

Sq.

²

abbreviation for

1. Squadron
2. (in place names) Square

Word History and Origins

Origin of sq.¹

From the Latin word sequēns

Word History and Origins

Origin of sq.¹

(sense 3) from Latin sequens

Example Sentences

Measuring 2,500 sq ft, the suite boasts three bedrooms, a fruit garden, an open air shower and its own lotus pond.

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The bridge is worked by hydraulic power, an accumulator with a load of 34 tons supplying pressure water at 630 lb per sq. in.

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Structural wrought iron has a tenacity of 20 to 22 tons per sq. in.

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Arauco, a province of Chile, named from the Araucanian Indians; area, 2189 sq. miles; pop.

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It gives its name to a department in the north-west of France, forming part of Normandy; area, 2330 sq. miles.

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Its cultivable area is not so large as Belgium, being under 10,000 sq. miles in extent.

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