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Q-boat

Q-boat noun: synonym of Q-ship.

Noun

Q-boat (plural Q-boats)

  1. (historical) Synonym of Q-ship.
    Synonyms:
    Q-ship
  2. (slang) An unmarked police car carrying plainclothes police officers.

Synonyms of Q-boat

Forms of Q-boat

pluralQ-boats

Origin of Q-boat

See Q-ship

Questions about Q-boat

What does Q-boat mean?
Q-boat means synonym of Q-ship.
What part of speech is Q-boat?
Q-boat is a noun.
What is the plural of Q-boat?
The plural of Q-boat is Q-boats.

Words near Q-boat in the dictionary

  1. q-analogs
  2. q-analogue
  3. q-analogues
  4. Q-ball
  5. Q-balls
  6. Q-boat
  7. Q-boats
  8. Q-car
  9. Q-carbon
  10. Q-cars
  11. Q-Celtic

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