Quartering Definition

kwôrtəriŋ
adjective
Moving toward a ship so as to strike either quarter.
A quartering sea or wind.
Webster's New World
Lying at right angles.
Webster's New World

(nautical) Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; said of waves or any moving object.

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noun
The act of dividing into quarters.
Webster's New World
The act of passing back and forth over an area like hounds in hunting.
Webster's New World
The providing of quarters for soldiers, etc.
Webster's New World
The division of a shield into quarters.
Webster's New World
Any of these, or the coat of arms on it.
Webster's New World
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quartering
Plural:
quarterings

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