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call to arms
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noun
a command to report for active military duty.
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Origin of call to arms
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby call to arms
call slip, call someone's bluff, call the shots, call the tune, call to account, call to arms, call to mind, call to order, call to quarters, call-up, call upon
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How to use call to arms in a sentence
I believe that most Americans would welcome a call-to-arms against combat arms from our former presidents.
The U.S. Secretary of State delivers a rousing call-to-arms before an enthusiastic Lincoln Center crowd.
She held Jarvis's letter in her hand—his call-to-arms letter.
Bambi|Marjorie Benton CookeThe door swung shut behind them to a last call-to-arms, "Go to it!"
Home Fires in France|Dorothy Canfield