H.Q.

or h.q., HQ

headquarters.

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Example sentences from the Web for hq

The BBC HQ is just a short distance from where her husband is in hospital.
Buckingham Palace Says Duke's Surgery Today Was 'Planned'|Tom Sykes|June 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I was at my HQ with my people and what I remember is the disbelief.
The Last Blowout|The Daily Beast|October 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Seems the brass are holding you for observation until some headshrinker gets in from HQ.
Next Door, Next World|Robert Donald Locke
A voice in his helmet phones said: "37 HQ, go ahead, Pilsudski."
Anything You Can Do ...|Gordon Randall Garrett

Lance had always understood there were equations on file at HQ, which explained the paradox.
Next Door, Next World|Robert Donald Locke
Presently they took me along into the HQ building, and into an office that said "Legate."
The Door Through Space|Marion Zimmer Bradley
The HQ building was empty in the chill silence of just before dawn.
The Door Through Space|Marion Zimmer Bradley

British Dictionary definitions for hq

h.q.

abbreviation for

headquarters

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