quarter is one-fourth, 1⁄4, 25%, or 0.25. Look up quarter, one fourth, one quarter, quarters, or quartier in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Quarter...
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No quarter, during military conflict or piracy, implies that combatants would not be taken prisoner, but killed. Since the Hague Convention of 1899, it...
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Quarter-on-quarter or quarter-over-quarter, abbreviated as QOQ is a term of art in accounting, finance and economics. It may refer to a comparison of data...
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In Australian and New Zealand English, a quarter acre is a term for a suburban plot of land. Traditionally, Australians and New Zealanders aspired to...
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The quarter farthing was a British coin worth 1⁄3840 of a pound, 1⁄192 of a shilling, or +1⁄16 of a penny. The Royal Mint issued the coins in copper for...
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The Quarter Pounder is a hamburger sold by international fast food chain McDonald's, so named for containing a patty with a precooked weight of four ounces...
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The French Quarter, also known as the Vieux Carré, is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. After New Orleans (French: Nouvelle-Orléans)...
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The quarter, formally known as the quarter dollar, is a coin in the United States valued at 25 cents, representing one-quarter of a dollar. Adorning its...
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Borough European Quarter French Quarter German Quarter Irish Quarter Jewellery Quarter Latin Quarter Municipality Township "Quarter (14)". Oxford English...
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A quarter stick, colloquially known as the M-1000, is a large firecracker that falls within a certain range of dimensions: 1" x 2.5" or 3/4" x 6". These...
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A quarter note (American) or crotchet (/ˈkrɒtʃɪt/ KROTCH-it) (British) is a musical note played for one quarter of the duration of a whole note (or semibreve)...
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In British and Irish tradition, the quarter days were the four dates in each year on which servants were hired, school terms started, and rents were due...
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The Mughrabi Quarter, also known as the Maghrebi Quarter, was a neighbourhood in the southeast corner of the Old City of Jerusalem, established in the...
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The quarter florin or helm was an attempt by English King Edward III to produce a gold coinage suitable for use in Europe as well as in England (see also...
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The Washington quarter is the present quarter dollar or 25-cent piece issued by the United States Mint. The coin was first struck in 1932; the original...
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The quarter guard is a small detachment of troops that can be used as a ceremonial guard which may be mounted at the entrance of a military unit to pay...
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The American Quarter Horse, or Quarter Horse, is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name is derived from its ability...
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A European Quarter (also: "European District", "EU Quarter" and other variations or by the French: Quartier européen) usually refers to an area of a city...
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To be hanged, drawn and quartered was a method of torturous capital punishment used principally to execute men convicted of high treason in medieval and...
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Quarter-mile or 1⁄4 mile may refer to: A dragstrip competition or vehicle test in motorsport, where cars or motorcycles compete for the shortest time...
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Lunar phase (redirect from Quarter moon)
major) lunar phases: the new moon, first quarter, full moon, and last quarter (also known as third or final quarter), when the Moon's ecliptic longitude is...
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Quarter sawing or quartersawing is a woodworking process that produces quarter-sawn or quarter-cut boards in the rip cutting of logs into lumber. The resulting...
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The Quarter at Tropicana is an Old Havana-themed enclosed shopping mall located at the Tropicana Casino & Resort Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey...
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Rotermanni Quarter is an area in the downtown of Tallinn, Estonia. It is located between Tallinn Old Town, the Port of Tallinn and Viru Square. This area...
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Quarter-to-date (QTD) is a period starting at the beginning of the current quarter and ending at the current date. Quarter-to-date is used in many contexts...
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Jewish Quarter may refer to: Jewish quarter (diaspora), areas of many cities and towns traditionally inhabited by Jews Jewish Quarter (Jerusalem), one...
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The term "quarter dollar" refers to a quarter-unit of several currencies that are named "dollar". One dollar ($1) is normally divided into subsidiary...
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A quarter round is a convex molding whose cross section is a quarter circle. It is one form of ovolo. A variation is a base shoe, a quarter of an ellipse...
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5°54′20.84″W / 54.6068083°N 5.9057889°W / 54.6068083; -5.9057889 Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a large-scale waterfront regeneration...
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Look up no quarter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. No quarter, no mercy shown by a victor, who treats a vanquished opponent very harshly or refuses...
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