quadra

[ kwod-ruh ]

/ ˈkwɒd rə /

a small molding, as a fillet.

Origin of quadra

1655–65; < Latin: fillet, side of a square, quadrant section

quadra-

variant of quadri-.

The two put aside false modesty, and named the great island "the Island of Vancouver and Quadra."

On Canada's Frontier |Julian Ralph
The "Quadra," as was usual with the Spanish names, was soon after dropped.

Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California |Caroline C. Leighton
Before reaching the northern extremity of this long arm of the sea, he met two small Spanish vessels under the command of Quadra.

Celebrated Travels and Travellers |Jules Verne
The Quadra Street Cemetery might be able to tell, for each is "in his narrow cell forever laid."

Some Reminiscences of old Victoria |Edgar Fawcett

Quadra was one of the greatest and best of the Spanish navigators in the North.

The Story of Sitka |C. L. Andrews