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military | quartering |

As adjectives the difference between military and quartering

is that military is characteristic of members of the armed forces while quartering is (nautical) coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; said of waves or any moving object.

As nouns the difference between military and quartering

is that military is armed forces while quartering is the act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.

As a verb quartering is

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military

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Characteristic of members of the armed forces.
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  • *:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
  • (lb) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
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  • Relating to war.
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  • Relating to armies or ground forces.
  • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Armed forces.
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  • (US, with the) U.S. armed forces in general, including the Marine Corps.
  • See also

    * martial * abbreviation: * army/Army * navy/Navy * air force/Air Force * marines/Marines * Merchant Marine * US National Guard * Coast Guard

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    quartering

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.
  • The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.
  • (heraldry) The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.
  • (heraldry) One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.
  • (architecture) A series of quarters, or small upright posts.
  • Adjective

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  • (nautical) Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; said of waves or any moving object.
  • (engineering) At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.
  • (Webster 1913)