as in courtyard
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls) since the weather was sunny, the convocation was held outside in the college's quadrangle

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Recent Examples of quadrangle From Cambridge, Charlestown, and remotely The classic spot from which to watch the fireworks in Cambridge is the grassy quadrangle at MIT, where a giant screen live-streams the Boston Pops concert. Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2024 The academic quadrangle must forever be a free and ordered space that values scholarship. Dr. Edward C. Halperin, New York Daily News, 4 May 2024 The project will feature a 2,300-bed and 900-seat dining hall campus housing, with five residence halls, green courtyards and quadrangles, and a pedestrian walkway. Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024 Peter soon develops a relationship with resort concierge Rachel (Mila Kunis), and the ensuing love quadrangle complicates everyone's lives. Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for quadrangle 

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“Quadrangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadrangle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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