a British passenger ship built by Cunard . The name is an abbreviation for ‘Queen Elizabeth II’, who launched the ship in 1967. It was the second ship of that name to be built by Cunard, the earlier being the Queen Elizabeth .
QE2
Meaning of QE2 in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005