bugle call

/ˌbjugəl kɔl/
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Other forms: bugle calls

Definitions of bugle call
  1. noun
    a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle
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    recall
    a bugle call that signals troops to return
    lights-out, taps
    (military) signal to turn the lights out
    reveille, wake-up signal
    (military) signal to wake up
    retreat
    (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
    tattoo
    a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
    type of:
    sign, signal, signaling
    any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
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