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Battle cry   /bˈætəl kraɪ/   Listen
Battle cry

noun
1.
A yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle.  Synonyms: rallying cry, war cry, war whoop.
2.
A slogan used to rally support for a cause.  Synonyms: cry, rallying cry, war cry, watchword.  "Our watchword will be 'democracy'"






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"Battle cry" Quotes from Famous Books



... the magani go to a bamboo thicket and cut two large poles, one nine sections long, the other eight. With each stroke of the knife the men give their battle cry, then when the poles are felled, all seize hold and carry them to the house of the datu. Here they are decorated, first by being cut down for short distances, thus leaving the lower part attached so that the shavings make a sort of fringe, and then by ...
— The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao - The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition • Fay-Cooper Cole



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