quarters (B1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈkwɔːrtərz/

Definition

A place of residence or lodging, especially for soldiers or guards.

Examples

• The army established temporary quarters near the border.

• The officers' quarters were separate from the enlisted men's.

• They found comfortable quarters in a small village inn.

How to Use quarters

beg for quarters (idiom)

To ask for mercy or leniency, especially when defeated. — "The enemy soldiers, surrounded and outnumbered, begged for quarters."

show no quarters (idiom)

To show no mercy or leniency towards an opponent. — "The victorious army showed no quarters to the defeated defenders."

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