alarums and excursions

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a·la·rums and excursions (

-lär

mz, -l

pl.n.

1. Loud, frantic, or excited activity; clamor.

2. The sounds of war or warlike activity. Used as a stage direction for moving of soldiers across stage, as in Shakespeare's plays.

[Early Modern English, sudden attacks and sallies.]

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