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rectangle

[rek-tang-guhl] / ˈrɛkˌtæŋ gəl /
NOUN
four-sided figure
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Another incident detected in early January involved around 1,000 Chinese fishing vessels clustered in an uneven rectangle, about 400 kilometres long, for more than a day in the same area of the East China Sea.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The MetroCard, a scuffed yellow rectangle that lived in wallets, coat pockets and the bottoms of tote bags for more than three decades, is officially reaching the end of the line.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

In “Venice, Palazzo Dario,” each rectangle has a different kind of broken color and a different temperature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

The new design that is being rolled out is topped with a grid of dark solar panels on a white rectangle, which will be oriented "due south for optimal sunlight", the firm said.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

“Let’s try this one,” she said, opening the brown-and-gold rectangle that had smelled so sweet.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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