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roll calls

roll calls is the plural of roll call.

roll calls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of roll call.

Meaning of roll call

Noun

roll call (plural roll calls)

  1. The reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in order to determine who is present or absent.
    • take roll call
    1. A quorum call.
    2. The time of day fixed for such an event.
  2. (broadly) The subset of those members of a specific group who are present or available out of the full set of all the members of said group.
    • On paper, the Japanese had come out on top of the engagement; granted, Hiei had taken a worrying level of damage, but Kirishima was still intact, the light cruiser Nagara and four destroyers were likewise good to go, and four more were damaged but operational. Apart from Hiei, only three destroyers...2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 23:24 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN), archived from the original on 07 Nov 2022

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Questions about roll calls

What is roll calls the plural of?
Roll calls is the plural of roll call.

Words near roll calls in the dictionary

  1. roll cage
  2. roll cages
  3. roll call
  4. roll called
  5. roll calling
  6. roll calls
  7. roll cloud
  8. roll clouds
  9. roll coal
  10. roll container
  11. roll containers

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