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Q-boat

[kyoo-boht]
–noun
Q-ship.

Q-ship

[kyoo-ship] .
–noun
an armed combat ship disguised as a merchant vessel to attract submarines within attack range.
Also called Q-boat.


Origin:
1915–20; Q a naval classification
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