mess call

Save This Word!

noun Military.

a bugle call for mess.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby mess call

messaline, messan, Messapian, Messapic, mess around, mess call, messed up, Messeigneurs, Messene, messenger, messenger RNA

How to use mess call in a sentence

The troop broke ranks and dispersed, to lounge and gossip until mess-call.
Red Men and White|Owen Wister
Of course I did not know an "assembly" from a mess call, but the others ran for the parade ground and so I followed.
Private Peat|Harold R. Peat
Just before the noon mess call Captain Cortland, in passing, called out to Hal.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants|H. Irving Hancock
Before the mess call sounded Terry always visited the different staterooms.
Funny Stories Told By The Soldiers|Carleton B. Case

The throaty bugles blew the Mess-call that has a long legend behind it.
The Day's Work, Volume 1|Rudyard Kipling