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 quarters
noun
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.