Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An abbreviation of
square : as, sq. ft. (that is, square foot or feet); sq. m. (square mile or miles). - noun An abbreviation of the Latin sequens, sequentes, sequentia, the following.
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Examples
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-- 'Specimens of the British Poets', by Thomas Campbell, London, 1819, ii. 134, 'sq'.] [Footnote 5: Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset [1637-1706], esteemed the most accomplished man of his day, was alike distinguished in the voluptuous court of Charles II. and the gloomy one of William III.
Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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Under the trust's programme on its 20 sq km Killerton Estate, near Exeter, badgers will be caught in live traps, injected with the licensed BCG vaccine, marked so they will not be injected again and released unharmed.
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Above the shops there is 200,000 sq ft of office space spread across seven floors.
Historic West End hotel given £300m art deco revamp to offer high-spec leisure space 2012
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• A story said that big food retailers in Britain had permission for another 21.4m sq ft of supermarket space, enough for "more than 16,000 new stores".
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Even if Fred Meyer wanted to, they would not have been able to fill a 200,000 sq ft. store 60 years ago.
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There had been speculation that the new retailer would give up on opening so-called "big box" stores of between 30,000 to 35,000 sq ft, which put it at loggerheads with established UK chains Currys and Comet.
Best Buy delays store openings as it fails to impress UK shoppers 2011
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I was excited to finally own a piece of property, my own home, even if it was just 1,023 sq ft and a condominium to boot.
Zannah P. Becker: Walking Away: My Story Zannah P. Becker 2011
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Even if Fred Meyer wanted to, they would not have been able to fill a 200,000 sq ft. store 60 years ago.
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I was excited to finally own a piece of property, my own home, even if it was just 1,023 sq ft and a condominium to boot.
Zannah P. Becker: Walking Away: My Story Zannah P. Becker 2011
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The 15,000 sq.ft. of building is costing over $350 per sq/ft.
Is it time for the city to fold on the "Heritage Building"? (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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