headquarter

[hed-kwawr-ter, -kwaw-]

verb (used with object)

1. to situate in headquarters.

verb (used without object)

1. to establish one's headquarters.

headquarter

/ ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtə /

verb

1. informal,  to place in or establish as headquarters

Word History and Origins

Origin of headquarter¹

Back formation from headquarters

Example Sentences

Hundreds of U.S. generals summoned to Marine headquarters in Virginia to hear what a former Fox News personality and a five-time draft dodger want to demand of them.

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Still, James insisted that headquarters employees dress a cut above business casual, requiring jackets and slacks for men.

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Crucially, a new Arctic command headquarters will be set up in the Greenlandic capital, Nuuk, alongside a new military unit under Joint Arctic Command in Greenland.

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The base - home to the US military's headquarters for all air operations in the region - was attacked earlier this by Iran in retaliation for American strikes against its nuclear sites.

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The investment will also include a new headquarters for Denmark’s Arctic Command, building a North Atlantic subsea cable between Greenland and Denmark, and establishing an early warning radar in East Greenland.

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