general quarters

general quarters — n. Navy the positioning of a ship s personnel in their BATTLE STATIONS …   English World dictionary

General quarters — Listen filename=General quarters.ogg title=General quarters description=A call to general quarters aboard a United States Navy vessel. format=OggGeneral Quarters is an announcement made aboard a naval warship to signal the crew to prepare for… …   Wikipedia

general quarters — n. to sound general quarters * * * to sound general quarters …   Combinatory dictionary

general quarters — noun plural : a condition of maximum readiness of a warship for action with all hands at battle stations * * * Mil. a condition of readiness for combat on a warship, during which crew members remain at their battle stations and have guns and… …   Useful english dictionary

general quarters — A condition of readiness when naval action is imminent. All battle stations are fully manned and alert; ammunition is ready for instant loading; guns and guided missile launchers may be loaded …   Military dictionary

general quarters — noun plural Date: 1850 a condition of maximum readiness of a warship for action …   New Collegiate Dictionary

general quarters — Mil. a condition of readiness for combat on a warship, during which crew members remain at their battle stations and have guns and ammunition ready for immediate loading. * * * …   Universalium

General Quarters (rules) — General Quarters is a set of naval wargaming rules written by Lonnie Gill. Quick and easy to play they have become one of the most popular series of World War I and World War II era naval rules (they topped the poll of popular wargames rules… …   Wikipedia

quarters — n. housing 1) to find quarters 2) bachelor; officers quarters 3) ( misc. ) confined to quarters assigned stations on a ship 4) battle, general quarters sources 5) from certain quarters (from the highest quarters) misc. 6) at close quarters (… …   Combinatory dictionary

Quarters of Saint Lucia — Quarters of Saint Lucia …   Wikipedia

General Schedule — (or GS) is the name used to describe a payscale utilized by the majority of white collar personnel in the civil service of the federal government of the United States. The GS was enacted into law by the Classification Act of 1949, which replaced… …   Wikipedia