单词 | riot call |
释义 | > as lemmasriot call riot call n. U.S. (now chiefly historical) an alarm calling the police, etc., to the scene of a riot; also in extended use. ΚΠ 1892 Joint Documents Legislature Michigan II. x. 1264 This afternoon the court house bell ran the riot call and since then the city has been one huge palpitating nerve. 1905 N.Y. Evening Post 7 Nov. 2 Charges of illegal voting resulted in a disturbance which police were unable to subdue, and a riot call was sent in. 1951 Bios 22 201 At times of attempted robbery by..honey loving beasts such bears or skunks..a riot call is sounded and hundreds of workers are hastily sworn in as deputies to protect the precious stores. 2001 M. Bauerlein Negrophobia 174 Fifteen strokes sound from the fire bell—the riot call for state militia. < as lemmas |
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