noun
adj
Freq #136497
Meanings
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noun
An area defended by four fortresses supporting each other.
The Venetian quadrilateral comprised Mantua, Peschiera, Verona, and Legnano.
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adj
having four sides
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noun
a four-sided polygon
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noun
A polygon with four sides.
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Derived forms
gyroquadrilateral
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin quadrilaterus + -al.