war cry

1. A cry uttered by combatants as they attack; a battle cry.

2. A phrase or slogan used to rally people to a cause.

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war cry

1. (Military) a rallying cry used by combatants in battle

2. a cry, slogan, etc, used to rally support for a cause

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war′ cry`

1. a word or phrase shouted in charging; battle cry.

2. a slogan, phrase, or motto used to unite a political party, etc.

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Noun	1.	war cry - a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" rallying cry, watchword, battle cry, cry catchword, motto, shibboleth, slogan - a favorite saying of a sect or political group
	2.	war cry - a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle battle cry, war whoop, rallying cry cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

war cry

noun battle cry, rallying cry, war whoop, slogan Armed warriors burst into the clearing, shrieking war cries.

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war cry

noun

A rallying term used by proponents of a cause:

battle cry, call to arms, call to battle, cry, motto, rallying cry.

Translations

war cry

n → grido di guerra

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Of their elders some, by imitating the antics of youth, strive to persuade themselves that their day is not yet over; they shout with the lustiest, but the war cry sounds hollow in their mouth; they are like poor wantons attempting with pencil, paint and powder, with shrill gaiety, to recover the illusion of their spring.

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He could fluff up his tail till it looked like a bottle brush, and his war cry as he scuttled through the long grass was: "Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk!"

But he remembered Nag and Nagaina, and though it was very pleasant to be patted and petted by Teddy's mother, and to sit on Teddy's shoulder, his eyes would get red from time to time, and he would go off into his long war cry of "Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk!"

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Denis!' The war cry of England is too often in the mouths of traitors."

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Mocking army personnel, the comedian likened their war cry to Punjabi songs and it has not been liked by social media.

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Surely he doesn't have the Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban spirit, a famous Iban war cry to continue the fight as long as one is still alive, anymore,' Datuk Karim Rahman Hamzah said today.

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ISLAMABAD:The pro-India National Conference (NC) Additional General Secretary, Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal has taken an exception to the assertions of Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh that India "won't hesitate to cross border", saying it smacks of a war cry and war mongering which does not behoove a person of his position and authority.