HQ

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does HQ mean? 

• HQ (noun)
  The noun HQ has 1 sense:

1. the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command

  Familiarity information: HQ used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HQ (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

headquarters; HQ; military headquarters

Context example:

the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents

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)