quartering
adjective
1. (nautical) Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; said of waves or any moving object.
2. (engineering) At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.
noun
1. a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
Definition categories: man–made, arms, blazon, blazonry
2. living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
Definition categories: man–made, housing, lodging
3. dividing into four equal parts
verb
1. present participle of quarter