Q-ship (ky  sh p )n. A decoy ship, especially an armed ship disguised as a merchant ship to entice submarines to surface so that they may be attacked with gunfire. [Q, naval classification.] |
Q-ship
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a merchant ship with concealed guns, used to decoy enemy ships into the range of its weapons
[named from q(uery)]
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