Meanings
nouncall to arms (plural calls to arms)
plural calls to arms · alternative call-to-arms
- An appeal to fight or to engage in conflict.
This is a call to arms, will you stand beside me? This is our time to fight, no more compromising
2007, “Halo”, performed by Machine Head - figurativelyAn appeal to undertake a particular course of action or to support a specific cause; a call to action.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 號召 /号召
- 號召 /号召 (hàozhào)appeal to undertake a course of action
Dutch wapenkreet
- wapenkreetappeal to undertake a course of action
Finnish taistelukutsu
- taistelukutsuappeal to undertake a course of action
French appel aux armes
- appel aux armesappeal to undertake a course of action
Latin vocatio ad arma
- vocatio ad armaappeal to undertake a course of action
Polish wezwanie do broni
- wezwanie do broniappeal to undertake a course of action
Portuguese apelo às armas
- apelo às armasappeal to undertake a course of action
Russian призы́в к ору́жию
- призы́в к ору́жию (prizýv k orúžiju)appeal to undertake a course of action
Spanish llamada a las armas
- llamada a las armasappeal to undertake a course of action
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APA
call to arms. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20to%20arms
MLA
“call to arms.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20to%20arms. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “call to arms,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20to%20arms.
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