"Q-boat" meaning in English

See Q-boat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Q-boats [plural]
Etymology: See Q-ship Etymology templates: {{m|en|Q-ship}} Q-ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} Q-boat (plural Q-boats)
  1. (military, historical) Synonym of Q-ship Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: Q-ship [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Q-boat-en-noun-NKrlsbCI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (slang) An unmarked police car carrying plainclothes police officers. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Q-boat-en-noun-d1q4Pmc3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Inflected forms

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