a-quarteradv.
/əˈkwɔːtə/ Nautical.
On the quarter, i.e. 45° abaft the beam.
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a-quarter1849
1849 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 65 333 I felt the ship bring her wind a-quarter.
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