cramped quarters

collocation in English

meaningsofcrampedandquarter

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cramped
adjective
uk
/kræmpt/us
/kræmpt/
not having enough space ...
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quarter
noun
uk
/ˈkwɔː.tər/us
/ˈkwɔːr.t̬ɚ/
one of four equal or almost equal parts of ...
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(Definition ofcrampedandquarterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Similarly, the often spacious potting shed provided workers who may have lived in cramped quarters with their own spaces in which to work and reflect.
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Perhaps something about cramped quarters causes longer copulations.
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I hope it will not make them discontented when they get to sea and have to live in more cramped quarters at sea.
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I admire the way in which they cope in difficult conditions, in difficult areas and in cramped quarters.
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I admired the organisers and the way the mothers managed to turn out their children well, notwithstanding their cramped quarters.
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Some people keep pumas or cheetahs in very cramped quarters.
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He finds the cramped quarters in which he must necessarily live very irksome.
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Service men often live in tents or confined cramped quarters.
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This doubled the number of personnel the cramped quarters could accommodate.
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Conditions in prisons were reportedly harsh; like other prisoners, religious detainees suffered from inadequate food rations, lack of medical care, and cramped quarters.
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However, some found the lonely rock and its cramped quarters less to their taste.
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Overpopulation and the steady influx of migrants, who lacked medical care amid cramped quarters, caused diseases and created imminent threats to life.
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The cramped quarters of the space station have become a rat's nest symbolic of his diminished sanity.
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Efforts to relieve the cramped quarters with additional small buildings were ineffective and it soon became apparent that the government would require a larger facility.
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The effect of living in such dilapidated, isolated, and cramped quarters can lead to a higher incidence of mental illness.
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In addition to the image problem, the helicopter lacked cargo space and only provided cramped quarters for the planned three passengers in the back.
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In industrial areas housing was in short supply as people doubled up and lived in cramped quarters.
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During the flight, the two pilots had to deal with extremely cramped quarters.
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The front seats were firm but well liked, and the rear seat was roomy, in contrast to the cramped quarters in the fourth generation.
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