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Meaning of call to arms | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. An appeal to fight or to engage in conflict.
  2. An appeal to undertake a particular course of action or to support a specific cause; a call to action.
    figuratively

Equivalents

Español llamada a las armas
Suomi taistelukutsu
Français appel aux armes
Nederlands wapenkreet
Polski larum
Português apelo às armas
Русский призы́в к ору́жию

Examples

“This is a call⟳ to arms, will you stand⟳ beside me? This is our time to fight⟳, no more compromising”

CEFR level

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

call to prayer call to the bar call tree call up call value call waiting

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