headquarter

UK: /ˈhedkwɔːtəʳ/ US: /ˈhɛdˌkwɔrtɚ/ ,(hed′kwôr′tər, -kwô′-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

head•quar•ter /ˈhɛdˌkwɔrtɚ/  v. 

1. to set up in headquarters: [no object]
   The army headquartered in that small town before the invasion.
   [~ + object]
   The agency is headquartered in Fort Meade.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

head•quar•ter  (hed′kwôr′tər, -kwô′-), v.t. 

1. to situate in headquarters.

v.i. 

2. to establish one's headquarters.

• back formation from headquarters