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Meaning of beat to quarters | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

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

intransitive

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

beat to the punch beat up beat up on beat with the ugly stick beat-matched beat-matches