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Q-ships

Q-ships is the plural of Q-ship.

Meaning of Q-ship

Noun

Q-ship (plural Q-ships)

  1. (historical) A merchant ship with concealed weaponry, designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks.
    • Q-ships were usually armed with one 4-inch and two 12-pounder guns. These were hidden behind hinged bulwarks, inside false superstructures and false deck cargoes, or under dummy lifeboats.2005, Spencer Tucker, Priscilla Mary Roberts, World War I: Encyclopedia, ABC-Clio, →ISBN, page 956
    Synonyms:
    Q-boat

Questions about Q-ships

What is Q-ships the plural of?
Q-ships is the plural of Q-ship.

Words near Q-ships in the dictionary

  1. Q-principle
  2. Q-Q plot
  3. Q-Q plots
  4. Q-shaped
  5. Q-ship
  6. Q-ships
  7. Q-slur
  8. Q-slurred
  9. Q-slurring
  10. Q-slurs
  11. Q-spoil

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