Feed : el zafarrancho - the clearing of the decks of a military ship, a call to battle stations, cleanup, havoc, mess

[Spanish word of the day]

el zafarrancho - the clearing of the decks of a military ship, a call to battle stations, cleanup, havoc, mess

Spanish example: Siendo inevitable el encuentro, Grau ordenó zafarrancho de combate, hizó el pabellón de guerra y con gran coraje se dispuso a dar batalla contra fuerzas ampliamente superiores.

English example: As the encounter was inevitable, Grau ordered all hands to battle stations, raised the war banner and courageously decided to do battle against vastly superior forces.

Source: el zafarrancho - the clearing of the decks of a military ship, a call to battle stations, cleanup, havoc, mess