English Explanatory Dictionary

beat to quarters

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To summon the crew of a sailing man-of-war to their stations for action against an enemy.

Word forms

beat to quarters beats to quarters beating to quarters beaten to quarters

Etymology

See beat (“to signal beating a drum”)

Related words

beat a retreat battle stations
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