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GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does general headquarters mean?
• GENERAL HEADQUARTERS (noun)
The noun GENERAL HEADQUARTERS has 1 sense:
1. military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces
Familiarity information: GENERAL HEADQUARTERS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
command post; general headquarters; GHQ
Hypernyms ("general headquarters" is a kind of...):
headquarters; HQ; military headquarters (the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
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