a-quarteradv.
/əˈkwɔːtə/ Nautical.
On the quarter, i.e. 45° abaft the beam.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > side(s) of vessel > [adverb] > on or to aft part of side
a-quarter1849
1849 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 65 333 I felt the ship bring her wind a-quarter.
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adv.1849- to make or do asseth
- to make or do courtesy
- to make or enter into a covenant
- to make or find a lodgement
- to make or give a bravado
- to make or give assault
- to make or go the circuit of
- to make or keep scourage
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- to make or mar
- to make or pay court to
- to make or pay one's court to
- to make or show a specified semblance
- to make or show semblance
- to make or take a step
- to make or take but one step
- to make or take but one step from — to
- to make or undertake a journey
- to make orts of
- to make out
- to make out a case
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- to make out of the way
- to make out one's case
- to make out one's market