quadrangle
noun /ˈkwɒdræŋɡl/
/ˈkwɑːdræŋɡl/
(formal) (also rather informal quad)
- an open square area that has buildings all around it, especially in a school or college
- It has a large central quadrangle entered from the south side.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin quadrangulum ‘square’, neuter of quadrangulus, from Latin quadri- ‘four’ + angulus ‘corner, angle’.