Definition

1. Noun:
   • A signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle: A short, simple tune or series of notes played on a bugle (a brass instrument without valves) to communicate a specific command or signal, especially in a military context.

Usage

• The bugle call is used to regulate the daily routine in military camps (e.g., wake-up, meal times, lights out).
• It serves as a non-verbal command to signal troops to perform a specific action or to mark an event.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The soldier woke up at dawn to the sound of the reveille bugle call.
  • The playing of "Taps" is a solemn bugle call often performed at military funerals.

Advanced Usage

• "to sound a bugle call": To play a bugle call.
  • The trumpeter was ordered to sound the bugle call for assembly.

Variants and Related Words

• Bugle (n): The brass instrument on which a bugle call is played.
• Bugler (n): A person who plays the bugle.

Synonyms

• Signal: A sign, especially one using sound, to give information or an order.
• Fanfare: A short, showy tune played on trumpets or bugles, often for ceremonial announcements (differs from a standard bugle call, which is a specific signal).

Related Phrases

• Answer the call: A phrase meaning to respond to a summons or duty, often evoked by the imagery of a bugle call.
  • The brave soldiers answered the call to defend their country.

Noun

1. a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle