Definition of quarters Quarters

/kwɔˈɹtɚz/ - [kworterz] - quar•ters

We found 10 definitions of quarters from 6 different sources.

What does quarters mean?

Noun Singular: quarter
quarters - housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters"
		living quarters
		living accommodations, housing, lodging structures collectively in which people are housed
		plural, plural form the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
		accommodation (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye
		domiciliation, lodgings, diggings, digs, pad temporary living quarters
		dorm, residence hall, student residence, dormitory, hall a college or university building containing living quarters for students
		fo'c'sle, forecastle living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed
		hareem, harem, seraglio, serail living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household

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quarters (Noun)
Plural of quarter.
quarters (Noun)
A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
quarters (Noun)
quarterfinals.

quarters
a name given, at sea, to the several stations where the officers and crew of a ship of war are posted in action. See the article ENGAGEMENT.
The number of men appointed to manage the artillery is always in proportion to the nature of the guns, and the number and condition of the ship’s crew. They are, in general, as follow, when the ship is well manned, so as to fight both sides at once occasionally:
quarters
is also an exclamation to implore mercy from a victorious enemy.

quarters
The several stations where the officers and crew of a ship of war are posted in time of action. (See BATTLE, ENGAGEMENT, &c.) But this term differs in the army, for the soldier's quarters are his place of rest. (See HEAD-QUARTERS, WINTER-QUARTERS, &c.)

quarters
In military affairs, are, generally, the positions assigned to persons or bodies of men. In a more special sense, the quarters in the army are the places of lodging assigned to officers or men when not actually on duty.
quarters
The encampment on one of the principal passages round a place besieged, to prevent relief and intercept convoys.