beat to quarters

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İngilizce - İngilizce
To summon the crew of a sailing man-of-war to their stations for action against an enemy. In the Royal Navy the drums were beaten to the rhythm of Heart of Oak
beat to quarters

    Heceleme

    beat to quar·ters

    Türkçe nasıl söylenir

    bit tı kwôrtırz

    Telaffuz

    /ˈbēt tə ˈkwôrtərz/ /ˈbiːt tə ˈkwɔːrtɜrz/

    Etimoloji

    () See beat (“to signal beating a drum”)