1 result for: Quarterpace

Browse Nearby Entries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Quarterpace

Half"pace`\, n. (Arch.) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. See Quarterpace.

Note: This term and quartepace are rare or unknown in the United States, platform or landing being used instead.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Quarterpace

To learn more about Quarterpace visit Britannica.com

© 2008 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Browse Nearby Entries:

quarterly's quartermaster quartermaster corps quartermaster general quartermaster generals quartermaster's quartermasterlike quartermasters quartermasters general quartermasters' quartermastership

quartern quartern's quarterns quarterns' quarteron quarterpace quarterphase quarters quarters' quartersaw quartersawed

quartersawing quartersawn quartersaws quarterstaff quarterstaff's quarterstaffs quarterstaves quarterstaves' quartertone quartertone's quartertones

View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web

Share This:   

Perform a new search, or try your search for "Quarterpace" at:

• Amazon.com - Shop for books, music and more
• Reference.com - Encyclopedia Search
• Reference.com - Web Search powered by Google
• Thesaurus.com - Search for synonyms and antonyms