Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Bachelor Officers' Quarters
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- initialism military Bachelors' Officers' Quarters
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Examples
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Lieutenant Timothy Washington Jackson, Infantry, hadn't cleaned up yet, but was almost ready to leave for his place in the bachelor officers 'quarters, called the BOQ, or merely The Q.
Clear and Present Danger Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1989
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The LA County officers 'quarters - or "BOQ" as the inmates call them - were the first to catch fire.
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The LA County officers 'quarters _ or "BOQ" as the inmates call them _ were the first to catch fire.
unknown title 2009
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Our favorite places include the BOQ and Navy Lodge at NAS North Island, on the white beaches of San Diego, and the Navy Lodge at NAS Key West, where you can rent a motorboat for a few dollars per day.
Married to the Military Meredith Leyva 2009
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Our favorite places include the BOQ and Navy Lodge at NAS North Island, on the white beaches of San Diego, and the Navy Lodge at NAS Key West, where you can rent a motorboat for a few dollars per day.
Married to the Military Meredith Leyva 2009
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Officers/NCOs in barrack/BOQ should be able to check out their own weapons for carry on duty or concealed off duty.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Second Amendment on Military Bases 2009
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Seriously-I was without my household goods from December to November a combination of deployment/PCS/long wait in BOQ/billeting and the thing I missed most was my pepper grinder.
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The vehicles were ominously parked across from the first BOQ on the right—their destination.
Deception Plan Patrick A. Davis 2006
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Shadowy figures with flashlights could be seen darting between the remaining BOQ buildings.
Deception Plan Patrick A. Davis 2006
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Resuming their trek toward his BOQ, he took out his radio and turned up the volume.
Deception Plan Patrick A. Davis 2006
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