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HQ
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command
Example:
the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents
Synonyms:
headquarters; HQ; military headquarters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("HQ" is a kind of...):
military installation (any facility servicing military forces)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "HQ"):
command post; general headquarters; GHQ (military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces)
guardhouse (a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained)
