"beat to quarters" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beats to quarters [present, singular, third-person], beating to quarters [participle, present], beat to quarters [past], beaten to quarters [participle, past]
Etymology: See beat (“to signal beating a drum”) Etymology templates: {{m|en|beat||to signal beating a drum}} beat (“to signal beating a drum”) Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten> to quarters}} beat to quarters (third-person singular simple present beats to quarters, present participle beating to quarters, simple past beat to quarters, past participle beaten to quarters)
  1. (intransitive, nautical) To summon the crew of a sailing man-of-war to their stations for action against an enemy. In the Royal Navy the drums were beaten to the rhythm of Heart of Oak. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Nautical Related terms: beat a retreat, battle stations

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