WH-question
or wh-ques·tion
[ duhb-uh l-yoo-eych-kwes-chuh n ]
/ ˈdʌb əl yuˈeɪtʃˌkwɛs tʃən /
noun Grammar. (in English)
a question containing a WH-word, often in initial position, and calling for an item of information to be supplied, as Where do you live?
Compare
yes-no question.
British Dictionary definitions for wh question
WH question
noun
a question in English to which an appropriate answer is to give information rather than to answer "yes" or "no": typically introduced by the word who, which, what, where, when, or how
Also called: information question