quarters

/ (ˈkwɔːtəz) /


pl n
  1. housing or accommodation, esp as provided for military personnel and their families

  2. the stations assigned to military personnel, esp to each crew member of a warship: general quarters

  1. (in India) housing provided by an employer or by the government

  2. (functioning as singular) military slang short for quartermaster

Words Nearby quarters

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How to use quarters in a sentence

  • News came that the rebels were plundering the British quarters, and the infantry went there in hot haste.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • Here the pair reached the "Dun Cow" and retired to their respective quarters.

  • He gets out and does things while these fatheads stay in quarters and untangle red tape.

    Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • Here the conversation ended, and the Yankee took up his quarters for two weeks.

  • Babylas will give you a letter to the authorities, charging them to find you suitable quarters.

    St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini