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

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call to quarters

By the time call to quarters sounded, the condemned man's quiet breathing told that his earthly troubles were forgotten, for a time at least.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. by Various

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

It was just after "evening call to quarters."

From The Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, first graduate of color from the U. S. Military Academy by Flipper, Henry Ossian

The step and the remarks were tantamount to a call to quarters.

From Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 by Horrocks, Mrs. George

“A sub, as sure as you’re a foot high!” cried a marine, just as a bugle call to quarters was blown, for a lookout, too, had observed the disturbance in the water.

From Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam by Young, Clarence