Quartering - English meaning

verb

(of a building or other area) provide lodging or sufficient space for.

Usage examples:

The cottages accommodate up to six people

verb

To provide space or a place for a group

Usage examples:

The new dormitory will be able to accommodate an additional 200 students., we certainly try to acco…

verb

To have or provide the space that someone or something needs

Usage examples:

The centre can accommodate up to 220 students., the airport simply doesn't have enough room to acco…

noun

A place, especially a civilian's house, where soldiers are lodged temporarily.

Usage examples:

The sergeant gave them leave to rest while officers went in search of billets

verb

Lodge (soldiers) in a particular place, especially a civilian's house.

Usage examples:

Most of the army was billeted within the town

noun

A thick piece of wood.

Usage examples:

Tucker refused the original proposal to buy the european company's bats, instead working out a deal…

noun

A long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material, used for floors or other building purposes.

Usage examples:

Loose boards creaked as i walked on them

verb

Get on or into (a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle).

Usage examples:

We boarded the plane for oslo

noun

A thin, flat piece of hard material such as wood or plastic

Usage examples:

The floor boards of the old house squeaked as he walked across them., an ironing board, a cheese bo…

noun

A building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys.

Usage examples:

My wife and i are moving to a new house

verb

Old-fashioned term for bingo.

A dwelling that serves as living quarters for a family

verb

Look at (someone or something) closely, typically to assess their condition or to discover any shortcomings.

Usage examples:

They inspected the paintwork for cracks and flaws

verb

Look over carefully

verb

To look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, esp. about quality or condition

Usage examples:

After the accident both drivers got out and inspected their cars for damage., someone from the heal…

verb

Place or fix (equipment or machinery) in position ready for use.

Usage examples:

We're planning to install a new shower

verb

Set up for use

verb

To put something in place so that it is ready for use

Usage examples:

We’re having a new tile floor installed in the kitchen., the new president of the university was in…

noun

A small house at the gates of a park or in the grounds of a large house, occupied by a gatekeeper, gardener, or other employee.

Usage examples:

The house, the entrance lodge and garden of just over an acre comprise lot one.

verb

Present (a complaint, appeal, claim, etc.) formally to the proper authorities.

Usage examples:

He has 28 days in which to lodge an appeal

verb

To become fixed or cause something to become fixed in a place or position

Usage examples:

[ i ] a fish bone had lodged in her throat., [ t ] the explosion lodged some metal fragments in his…

noun

An expedition to keep watch over an area, especially by guards or police walking or driving around at regular intervals.

Usage examples:

We were ordered to investigate on a night patrol

verb

Keep watch over (an area) by regularly walking or travelling around it.

Usage examples:

The garrison had to patrol the streets to maintain order

verb

Moving around an area to monitor and provide security

verb

Another term for reconnaissance.

noun

The process of getting information about enemy forces or positions by sending out small groups of soldiers or by using aircraft, etc.

Usage examples:

He sent three men on a recce., he did a little recce of the area before picking a spot to wait with…

verb

Make a military observation of (a region).

Usage examples:

They reconnoitred the beach some weeks before the landing

noun

An act of reconnoitring.

Usage examples:

A nocturnal reconnoitre of the camp

noun

A soldier or other person sent out ahead of a main force so as to gather information about the enemy's position, strength, or movements.

Usage examples:

Forward scouts reported that the enemy were massing at two points ahead

verb

Make a search for someone or something in various places.

Usage examples:

I was sent to scout around for a place to park the camper

verb

Reject (a proposal or idea) with scorn.

Usage examples:

He scouts the claim that the aristocrats cared much for the art treasures their ancestors had bought

noun

A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.

Usage examples:

Huts like this are used as a shelter during the winter

verb

Protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather.

Usage examples:

The hut sheltered him from the cold wind

noun

Something that gives protection, such as a building or tent, or the protection provided

Usage examples:

[ c ] we took the stray dog to an animal shelter., [ u ] the wall gave us some shelter from the win…

verb

Look closely at or examine (someone or something).

Usage examples:

Her green eyes surveyed him coolly

noun

A general view, examination, or description of someone or something.

Usage examples:

The author provides a survey of the relevant literature

verb

Determining opinions by interviewing people

phrasal verb

Provide with shelter

verb

To move something or someone from one place to another

Usage examples:

Please, take me with you!, it may rain, so take your umbrella., the suitcases were taken to madrid …

verb

To subtract one number or amount from another

Usage examples:

Take sth from sth you'll need to take $2,000 from the $8,000 to allow for tax., take sth/sb off (st…

noun

A journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited.

Usage examples:

A motoring tour of scotland

verb

Make a tour of (an area).

Usage examples:

He decided to tour france

verb

Travel across or through.

Usage examples:

He traversed the forest

noun

An act of traversing something.

Usage examples:

High-level walks in the dolomites often involve steep, exposed climbs, traverses, and descents

noun

A movement performed in dressage, in which the horse moves parallel to the side of the arena, with its shoulders carried closer to the wall than its hindquarters and its body curved towards the centre.

Usage examples:

Try some travers