general quarters
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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After midnight on my second voyage, I was asleep when the alarm for general quarters woke me.
From The Verge • Aug. 25, 2022
Bob Hill was laying in his rack when he heard general quarters sound, sending the crew to their battle stations.
From Fox News • Sep. 22, 2018
“At general quarters, you had to have your life vest. They had regular small boats picking you up.”
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2017
“We were called to general quarters because we had no idea what was happening. We just got this bulletin from then-Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. We were off the coast of southern California,” Johnson said.
From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2016
The guns were sometimes exercised, and all hands trained to general quarters.
From On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. by Masefield, John
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