Usually means: One fourth of a block.
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  1. quarter block: Merriam-Webster
  2. quarter block: Wordnik
  3. quarter block: Wiktionary
  4. Quarter block: Dictionary.com
  5. quarter block: FreeDictionary.org
  6. Quarter block: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (quarter block)

noun:  (nautical) A block fitted under the quarters of a yard on each side of the slings, through which the clewlines and sheets are reeved.

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