war-cry

  • 1War cry — War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2War cry — or Warcry may refer to:* A battle cry yell or chant taken up in battle, usually by members of the same military unit. * WarCry (band), a Spanish power metal band ** WarCry (album), their debut self titled album * The War Cry, official newspaper… …

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  • 3war cry — n a shout used by people fighting in a battle to show their courage and frighten the enemy = ↑battle cry …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4war cry — war ,cry noun count a loud shout made by soldiers before or during a battle to frighten the enemy or encourage their own side: BATTLE CRY …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 5war cry — war′ cry n. 1) mil a word or phrase shouted in charging; battle cry 2) a slogan, phrase, or motto used to unite a political party, etc …

    From formal English to slang

  • 6War Cry — War Cry, The the weekly newspaper of the ↑Salvation Army in the UK …

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  • 7war cry — n. 1. a name, phrase, slogan, etc. shouted in a charge or battle 2. a phrase or slogan adopted by a party in any conflict, contest, election, etc …

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  • 8war cry — noun 1. a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle • Syn: ↑war whoop, ↑rallying cry, ↑battle cry • Hypernyms: ↑cry, ↑outcry, ↑call, ↑yell, ↑shout, ↑ …

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  • 9war cry — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms war cry : singular war cry plural war cries a loud shout made by soldiers before or during a battle to frighten the enemy or to encourage their own side …

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  • 10war cry — cry of a battle, trumpet sound indicating war …

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