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quarters

/ ˈɔːə /

plural noun

  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

  3. (in India) housing provided by an employer or by the government
  4. slang.
    functioning as singular military short for quartermaster
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The vibes shouldn’t be good around the team, the Lakers having been badly beaten at the close of quarters and in the fourth quarter throughout the series.

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That said, there is significant potential economic damage about to be wrought by these tariffs on a Canadian economy, with three quarters of its exports going to the US.

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One by one, they roll the dice to begin their match, dealing and betting a collection of quarters.

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The Lakers having actually scored eight more points that Minnesota in the first three quarters of this series only to be outscored by 36 in the last.

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Three quarters of the 319 driving test centres across Great Britain have hit the maximum average waiting time of 24 weeks to book a practical test, the BBC has found.

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