mess call

noun Military.

a bugle call for mess.

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Nearby words

mesozoic, mesquite, mess, mess about, mess around, mess call, mess gear, mess hall, mess jacket, mess kit, 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