quadrangle

Campus central space

A quadrangle is a four-sided figure or enclosure.

In geometry, it's any polygon with four angles and four sides.

In architecture, it refers to a rectangular courtyard surrounded by buildings on all sides, typical of universities and monasteries: Students gathered in the quadrangle between classes.

Often shortened to quad.

academic

campus

Institutional grounds and buildings

collegeHigher education institution
universityHigher education institution
quadEnclosed campus lawn

courtyard · dormitory · lawn · hall · commons · cloister · walkway · archway · colonnade · residence

monastic

cloister

Covered monastic walkway

garthEnclosed monastic courtyard
abbeyMonastic house of worship
monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling

convent · priory · ambulatory · arcade · friary · scriptorium · refectory · chapter · dormitory · court

geometry

four-sided

Having four straight boundaries

polygonMultisided plane figure
parallelogramQuadrilateral with paired parallels
rhombusEquilateral parallelogram

trapezoid · vertices · angles · diagonals · perimeter · area · symmetry · congruent · plane · sides

military

fort

Defensive military installation

barracksSoldiers' residential building
paradeCeremonial public procession
drillHole-boring device

compound · stockade · garrison · encampment · formation · muster · inspection · courtyard · fortress · citadel

quadrangle

campus

cloister

four-sided

fort

quadrangle

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