Meanings
nounquarter block (plural quarter blocks)
plural quarter blocks
- nauticalA block fitted under the quarters of a yard on each side of the slings, through which the clewlines and sheets are reeved.
Cite this entry
APA
quarter block. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20block
MLA
“quarter block.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20block. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarter block,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20block.
Source: quarter block on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.