within call

Idioms  

1. Also, within hail. Near enough to hear a summons, as in Tommy's allowed to play outside but only within call of his mother, or We told them they could hike ahead of us but to stay within hail. The first term was first recorded in 1668, the variant in 1697.

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Example Sentences

After the first operation, daughter Anna broke hospital rules and spent the night at her father's bedside, thus beginning a 16-year vigil during which, often for months at a time, she was always within call.

From Time Magazine Archive

And to-night I shall not fear to sleep, since he is close at hand and within call.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

This Tyrant is a solitary bird, though often many individuals are found within call of each other, and they sometimes even unite in a loose flock.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

"There is a trooper within call who has a carbine."

From Delilah of the Snows by Bindloss, Harold

During the lengthy period of convalescence, someone had to be within call of the patient, but the others resumed their outdoor occupation.

From The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)