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Definition of call to quarters in US English: call to quartersnoun A bugle call summoning soldiers to their barracks. Example sentencesExamples - As the ship slipped away, he blew a last, mournful call to quarters on his brass boatswain's pipe.
- Thirty minutes after the return of the corps from supper the call to quarters will be beaten by the officer in charge of the guard.
- A bell will ring at the end of each activity to signal the changeover and a bugle is blown to signal wake-up, call to quarters, and bedtime.
- Abolished were the call to quarters, guard duty, roll call at meals, Taps and women's drill, and the formation of a student association would be allowed.
- The custom of the evening parade stems from the call to quarters for British troops quartered in Holland during the 30 Years War.
- The call to quarters coincides with Student Bonfire's scheduled burning of an off-campus bonfire on Saturday.
Definition of call to quarters in US English: call to quartersnoun A bugle call summoning soldiers to their barracks. Example sentencesExamples - Thirty minutes after the return of the corps from supper the call to quarters will be beaten by the officer in charge of the guard.
- A bell will ring at the end of each activity to signal the changeover and a bugle is blown to signal wake-up, call to quarters, and bedtime.
- Abolished were the call to quarters, guard duty, roll call at meals, Taps and women's drill, and the formation of a student association would be allowed.
- The call to quarters coincides with Student Bonfire's scheduled burning of an off-campus bonfire on Saturday.
- As the ship slipped away, he blew a last, mournful call to quarters on his brass boatswain's pipe.
- The custom of the evening parade stems from the call to quarters for British troops quartered in Holland during the 30 Years War.
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