sq.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. the following; the following one.

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sq. ² American  

abbreviation

1. sequence.

2. squadron.

3. square.

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Sq. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Squadron.

2. Square (of a city or town).

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sq. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. sequence

2. square

3. the following one

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Sq. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Squadron

2. (in place names) Square

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Etymology

Origin of sq.

From the Latin word sequēns

Example Sentences

Ballroom architect Shalom Baranes said the building would span 22,000 sq ft and include two entry lobbies, a commercial kitchen, an office for the first lady and a movie theatre.

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Altogether, these sites cover just under 3% of land on the island, or 98 sq miles, and stretch beyond the restricted military zones.

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But in 2022 summer sea ice in much of Antarctica dramatically shrank, falling from an average of 2.8m sq km to a record low of 1.79m sq km in 2023.

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It also suggested that 40,000 candela per sq m - a measure of luminance - may be an "important threshold for the experience of glare being more likely".

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April's disappearance sparked the biggest missing person search in UK police history, focusing on about 650 areas covering 60 sq km near her home town, involving hundreds of experts and thousands of members of the public.

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