call to quarters

American  

noun

1. a bugle call summoning soldiers to their quarters.

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Etymology

Origin of call to quarters

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

At half-past nine o'clock the bugler sounded the call to quarters, and the Jackies appeared on deck rigged in their cleanest clothes for their regular Sunday inspection.

From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles

Wait until you hear the call to quarters, and then you will see us get around lively enough.

From Marcy The Refugee by Castlemon, Harry

It was an afternoon late in June, and the two speakers were discussing some ice cream at "the Dutchwoman's" and waiting for the call to quarters before dress parade.

From A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism by Sinclair, Upton

The drum of the Englishman was now, for the first time, heard rattling across the waters, and echoing the call to quarters, that had already proceeded from the Ariel.

From The Pilot by Cooper, James Fenimore

The drummers began to beat the call to quarters, but hasty orders soon stopped them; and the men went to their places quietly, hoping that the threatening attitude of the "Leopard" was mere bravado.

From The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)