NOUN
- a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle
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a slogan used to rally support for a cause
a cry to arms
our watchword will be `democracy'
How To Use battle cry In A Sentence
- Forward! That is the battle cry.
- Releasing a fierce battle cry, I pounded flailing fist after flailing fist onto him, oblivious to his insouciance and lack of flinching.
- Any Army marching to battle with this as their battle cry would turn into a bunch of berserkers.
- The two-time world champ admits a fighter's battle cry is crucial. The Sun
- Her parting gesture, almost a battle cry.
- Forward! That is the battle cry.
- cried Yoller, and took off with a bloodcurdling battle cry, while Hunter and the Geography Owl shot up immediately behind him. THE ANCIENT AND SOLITARY REIGN
- 'Reclaim the night' was the battle cry of women fighting for the right to walk safely at night.
- ` sandal '(cf. Latin calligula, ` soldier's boot'); German, from the Celtic gairm, a battle cry transmitted via the Latin Germanus; golf, from the Gaelic gowf ` blow with the hand '(an acceptable pronunciation for golf is "gof"); gull, from the Welsh gwylan or the Breton gwelan, ` sea bird'; havoc, from the Welsh hafog ` devastation '; hooligan, VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol II No 4
- Chance for troops to rally from Battle Cry and rally checks also slightly increased.
