alarums and excursions
plural nounDefinition 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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The first known use of alarums and excursions was in 1605
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