The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Quadrilateral \Quad`ri*lat"er*al\, n.
   1. (Geom.) A plane figure having four sides, and consequently
      four angles; a quadrangular figure; any figure formed by
      four lines.
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   2. An area defended by four fortresses supporting each other;
      as, the Venetian quadrilateral, comprising Mantua,
      Peschiera, Verona, and Legnano.
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   Complete quadrilateral (Geom.), the figure made up of the
      six straight lines that can be drawn through four points,
      A, B, C, I, the lines being supposed to be produced
      indefinitely.
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