headquarter

[ hed-kwawr-ter, -kwaw- ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to situate in headquarters.

verb (used without object)
  1. to establish one's headquarters.

Origin of headquarter

1
Back formation from headquarters

Words Nearby headquarter

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How to use headquarter in a sentence

  • The commander-in-chief still kept him attached to the headquarter staff, and constantly employed him on special service.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • Finally, as Father's stay was prolonged, I persuaded Grandfather to headquarter over here.

    David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
  • Soon thereafter,64 the headquarter portion of the regiment was on board the Monarch, and away from India homeward bound.

  • We removed our first kitchens across the road, up alongside the headquarter tent of Major Wood, in charge of the camp.

  • He spoke first of the offer to go on the headquarter-staff which he had refused.

British Dictionary definitions for headquarter

headquarter

/ (ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtə) /


verb
  1. informal, mainly US to place in or establish as headquarters

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