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mess call

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noun Military.

a bugle call for mess.

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Nearby words

  1. mesozoic,
  2. mesquite,
  3. mess,
  4. mess about,
  5. mess around,
  6. mess gear,
  7. mess hall,
  8. mess jacket,
  9. mess kit,
  10. mess up
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Examples from the Web for mess call

  • Already the ship officers were on the bridge ready to "take the sun," and mess-call for the men was sounding on the lower decks.

    Ray's Daughter|Charles King

  • The throaty bugles blew the Mess-call that has a long legend behind it.

    The Day's Work, Volume 1|Rudyard Kipling