Quad Cities
Proper noun
Meaning
the Quad Cities
A region of cities (originally four) in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline in northwestern Illinois.
Examples
Also in 2012, the PBS Frontline documentary Poor Kids was filmed in and around the Quad Cities showing poverty from a child's perspective.
But by this time, the name "Quad Cities" had become known well beyond the area, and "Quint Cities" never caught on, despite the efforts of WOC-TV (as KWQC-TV was then called) and others.
As of 11:59 p.m. on Monday, the Quad Cities community has raised $102,376.
BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) -- People around the Quad Cities area have been enjoying our relatively warm weather.
Bluebox Limited is a Bettendorf-based film production company, and many outside productions companies have filmed movies in the Quad Cities in recent years.
Davenport and the Quad Cities are home to many sports teams.