three-square
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of three-square
1400–50; late Middle English thre square threefold, modeled on foursquare
Example Sentences
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According to one account, the sulfurous stank emanating from the White House lawn polluted the air for about three-square miles.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2023
What if you weren’t merely confined to your house or apartment or the three-square feet of hot-desk space provided at your company’s headquarters, 45 soul-killing minutes from where you live?
From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2021
To qualify, residents must have lived in a roughly three-square mile area in Peshtigo and lived in or owned a residence with a private well between Jan. 1, 1965, and Dec. 31, 2020.
From Washington Times • May 7, 2021
The Revolutionary Guard is known to maintain a presence on the heavily-guarded three-square mile island.
From Time • Jan. 12, 2016
Hence, in a very short time they’d have a pretty complete aerial report on what amounted to about a three-square - mile area.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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