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quarter

verb [T usually passive, + adv/prep] (SOLDIER)
 
 
/ˈkwɔː.tər/ US  /ˈkwɑː.t̬ɚ/

Definition

to send someone, especially soldiers, to live in a place: The soldiers were quartered with (= they lived with) local villagers during the war.Accommodating peopleThe armed forces generally
(Definition of quarter verb (SOLDIER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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