English > military headquarters: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | The military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command. |
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Synonyms | headquarters, HQ |
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Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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Narrower | command post, general headquarters, GHQ | military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces |
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guardhouse | A military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained |
Broader | military installation | Any facility servicing military forces |
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Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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Spanish | cuartel general, cuartel, sede |
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Catalan | central, quarter general, quarter, seu |
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