quadrangle

A quadrilateral.

A rectangular area surrounded on all four sides by buildings.

The buildings bordering this area.

The area of land shown on one atlas sheet charted by the US Geological Survey.

A square block of buildings.

Any square block, as of stone.

A region measuring 15′ lat. by 15′ long. (or 30′ lat. by 30′ long., or 1° lat, by 1° long., according to the density of tho population) as shown on an atlas sheet of the United States Geological Survey.

A plane figure having four angles; a foursquare figure; a quadrilateral; in mod. geom., a plane figure formed by six lines intersecting at four points.

A square or oblong court nearly or quite surrounded by buildings: an arrangement common with public buildings, as palaces, city halls, colleges, etc.