Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beat to quarters

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: beat- -to quar-ters
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Intransitive verb

Etymology

See beat (“to signal beating a drum”)

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

beats to quarters (present, singular) beating to quarters (participle, present) beaten to quarters (participle, past)

Phrases

beat a retreat battle stations

Frequently Paired Words

beat a retreat battle stations

Questions

What does beat to quarters mean?: To summon the crew of a sailing man-of-war to their stations for action against an enemy.
Where does beat to quarters come from?: See beat (“to signal beating a drum”)

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