Function: noun plural
Date: 1592
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
ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS
Meaning of ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS in English
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012