quarters UK /ˈkwɔːtəz/US /ˈkwɔɹtɚz/ noun4 •[plural only] Housing, barracks, or other habitation or living space.“I have visited my quarters, and find them very comfortable.[…]Steerage is like everything else maritime[…]vastly improved since Robert Louis Stevenson took his trip third class to New York.” — 1913 •The place where someone or something lives.The local pet trade thrives on captured or orphaned baby macaques—often malnourished and kept in tight quarters. — 2017 •Quarterfinals. •A commonly played university drinking game in North America.