The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quadra \Quad"ra\, n.; pl. Quadr[ae]. [L., a square, the socle, a platband, a fillet.] (Arch.)
The plinth, or lowest member, of any pedestal, podium, water table, or the like.
A fillet, or listel.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context architecture English) The plinth, or lowest member, of any pedestal, podium, water table, or the like. 2 A fillet, or listel.
Wikipedia
Quadra may refer to:
- Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, Spanish explorer
- Quadra Island, an island in British Columbia, Canada, which is named after the explorer
- Quadra's and Vancouver's Island, the original name of Vancouver Island
- Quadra, São Paulo, a municipality in Brazil
- Quadra Blu, a character from Max Rep comics by illustrator Lyman Dally
- Vancouver Quadra, a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
- Macintosh Quadra, a line of computers made by Apple Computer
- Quadra, Telecine introduced by Broadcast Television Systems Inc. in 1993
- Quadra, Group of four Psychological Types in the theory of Socionics
- The fighting style of several characters in the anime manga and light novel Aria the Scarlet Ammo, which involves fighting with two pistols and two blades.
Usage examples of "quadra".
Americans when Quadra reveals just what they have hidden in that national forest.
He started cleaning his fingernails with it, making Quadra wait for an answer to his question.
Tall, handsome and not sly enough to pass responsibilities on to others while he took the credit, Quadra led the attack on the complex.
Quadra and his killers reached the bottom level, Quadra slung his gas mask around his neck and strode down the corridors while his armed goons tied up scientists and technicians.
They did know Rivera would help Quadra become a ruthless terrorist, a person who enjoyed death for its own sake.
But he expected that Quadra would not live long enough to deny his complicity.
It was the Spanish ambassador, Bishop de Quadra, who refused to take it seriously.
De Quadra did not respond this time but nevertheless, would it not be wise to find a way of making sure that Spain thinks of England as a place too strong ever to attack?
Sidney stepped down lissomely, but the French ambassador almost tripped, and muttered a Gallic oath under his breath, while short, dapper De Quadra murmured a warning to his colleague that the stairs were worn in the middle.
We have, I think, demonstrated to De Quadra that England is not to be trifled with but Spain is not the only cloud on the horizon.
Don Quadra, with pompous bow, maintains that the international agreement was to surrender rights only north of Juan de Fuca, leaving the rest of the northwest coast free to all nations for trade.
Nootka in July, where Don Quadra, the new Spanish commander, and Captain Vancouver were in conference over those English ships seized by Martinez.
They had also been off Puget Sound, but had not gone inland, and brought Vancouver word that Don Quadra, the Spanish emissary, sent to restore to England the fort from which Meares, the trader, had been ousted, had arrived at Nootka on the other side of the island, and was waiting.
Don Quadra maintained that it only surrendered Spanish rights north of Juan de Fuca, leaving the northwest coast free to all nations for trade.
Don Quadra then suggested that letters be sent to Spain and England for more specific instructions.