Definition of square bracket in US English:
square bracket
nounskwe(ə)r ˈbrakətskwɛ(ə)r ˈbrækət
British another term for bracket (sense 1 of the noun)
Example sentencesExamples
- I have added my own explanatory notes in the square brackets.
- This sentence was spoken in the interview, but without the words around which I've put square brackets.
- As in many printed editions, editorial intervention is signalled by square brackets.
- I have corrected a couple of typos and added a few comments of my own in square brackets and italics.
- An extra key brings up a list of characters that you won't find on the keyboard, such as the forward slash, square brackets and curly braces.