USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

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What does the word muster mean?
A
serious and sad
B
a gathering or assembly of soldiers
C
peaceful and quiet
D
of or like a ghost
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -to gather, summon, rouse (often followed by up): He mustered all his courage. to assemble for inspection, service, etc., as troops or forces. to come together; collect; assemble; gather. noun. an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.

Detailed explanation-2: -to gather together as a group or force, or to cause a force to gather, esp.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term muster means the process or event of accounting for members in a military unit. This practice of inspections led to the coining of the English idiom pass muster, meaning being sufficient. When a unit is created, it is “mustered in” and when it is disbanded, it is “mustered out".

Detailed explanation-4: -A troop is a group of soldiers.

Detailed explanation-5: -When soldiers muster or are mustered, they gather together in one place in order to take part in a military action. The men mustered before their clan chiefs. Synonyms: rally, group, gather, assemble More Synonyms of muster.

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