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recall

recall

2 8.5
A bugle call that tells soldiers to return to camp
  • noun
  • /rɪˈkɔl/
  • Jargon
translation icon : toque de corneta
  • After the night exercise, the commander ordered a recall to bring everyone back to camp.
  • sound the recall
  • a squadron recall

Examples

  • When the general issued a recall, all soldiers assembled at the parade ground.

  • Inform the flight leaders that I will have Security arrest any crew members they find who do not respond to the recall.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • "My recall asked everyone to be ready for duty at eight."

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Well, a squadron recall was the most active thing he could have ordered, he thought.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Sound the recall!

    Waterloo (1970)

  • Sound the recall!

    Waterloo (1970)

  • The bugler sounded the recall, signaling the troops to return to their barracks.

Synonyms

tattoo
vsrecall
  • Archaic
6 8.7

A drum or bugle call that tells soldiers to return to their sleeping place

is the bugle tune that specifically signals return to quarters or assembly point
bugle call
vsrecall
2 5.6

A short tune that someone plays on a bugle to signal a time or event

is used specifically to order troops back to quarters or assembly
muster call
vsrecall
  • Jargon
1 8.4

A meeting when soldiers line up and have their names called to check who is present

is an instrumental signal summoning troops back rather than verbal name checks

Compounds

recall dose
  • Specialized
4.7

An extra vaccine or medicine given later to make the first one work well

Surface Forms

recall singular
recalls plural

Etymology

Recall comes from the parts re- 'again' and call 'to call', and a bugle 'calls' soldiers back to camp, so the recall is the short tune that tells troops to return to their quarters.