We're in Condition Yellow; what's General Quarters?
Several of the officers of the "Topaze" had observed the sudden appearance of the sinister craft, and hence the call to General Quarters.
In the midst of the scramble that ensued the bugle suddenly sounded "General Quarters.
Clear ship, general quarters, and fire drill during the day, and general quarters after ten last night.
All this has been a drill, the drill known as general quarters.
Many vessels were sighted, and on two occasions it was considered expedient to sound "general quarters," but nothing came of it.
Signals were displayed stating that we were in readiness, then all hands were called to general quarters.
Hence these "general quarters," which is a mustering of all hands to their stations at the guns on the several decks, and a sort of sham-fight with an imaginary foe.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "general quarters" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
