cuartel

Definitions of cuartel
  1. noun
    a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained
    synonyms: prevención
  2. noun
    a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
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    type of:
    blasón, escudo de armas
    the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
  3. noun
    one of four equal parts
    synonyms: cuarta, cuartilla, cuarto
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