quadrillage
noun
qua·dril·lage
\kwäˈdrilij\
Definition of quadrillage
-s
: a system of quadrille reference lines on a map overprinted a network of even kilometer squares upon their maps, in which quadrillage each line was numbered from a zero point in the southwest of the war zone — Erwin Raisz
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Origin and Etymology of quadrillage
French, from quadrille lozenge, small square + -age
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