alarums and excursions
plural noun
Definition of alarums and excursions
1 : martial sounds and the movement of soldiers across the stage —used as a stage direction in Elizabethan drama
2 : clamor, excitement, and feverish or disordered activity
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Examples of alarums and excursions in a Sentence
the city is preparing for the alarums and excursions that inevitably accompany a presidential visit
1605
First Known Use of alarums and excursions
1605
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