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calls to arms

calls to arms is the plural of call to arms.

Meaning of call to arms

Noun

call to arms (plural calls to arms)

  1. An appeal to fight or to engage in conflict.
    • This is a call to arms, will you stand beside me?
      This is our time to fight, no more compromising2007, “Halo”, performed by Machine Head
  2. (figuratively) An appeal to undertake a particular course of action or to support a specific cause; a call to action.

Questions about calls to arms

What is calls to arms the plural of?
Calls to arms is the plural of call to arms.

Words near calls to arms in the dictionary

  1. calls them as one sees them
  2. calls time
  3. calls to
  4. calls to account
  5. calls to action
  6. calls to arms
  7. calls to mind
  8. calls to order
  9. calls to prayer
  10. calls to task
  11. calls to the bar

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