call to arms

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noun

a command to report for active military duty.

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RELATED WORDS

gauntlet, glove, mobilize, rally

Nearby words

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

Origin of call to arms

First recorded in 1840–50

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for call to arms

I believe that most Americans would welcome a call-to-arms against combat arms from our former presidents.
Judith Miller: My Gun Control Fantasy|Judith Miller|July 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She held Jarvis's letter in her hand—his call-to-arms letter.
Bambi|Marjorie Benton Cooke