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Definition of Battle cry

1. Noun. A yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle.

2. Noun. A slogan used to rally support for a cause. "Our watchword will be `democracy'"

Definition of Battle cry

1. Noun. (military) Something the troops yell out when going to war or battle. ¹

2. Noun. (idiomatic) By extension, a strong motto or purpose statement, especially in regards to winning a goal in sports, games or work. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Cry

battle-cruiser battle-cruisers battle-damaged battle-royal battle-sark battle-scarred battle axe battle axes battle buddies battle buddy

battle bus battle buses battle cries battle cruiser battle cruisers battle cry (current term) battle damage battle dress battle fatigue battle fatigues

battle flag battle fleet battle fleets battle group battle honours battle it out battle line battle neurosis battle of Atlanta battle of Austerlitz

Literary usage of Battle cry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Poems of American History by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1908)
"The Battle-Cry of Freedom." By mid-afternoon the possession of the post was ... Down with the traitor, up with rally once again, Shouting the battle-cry of ..."

2. A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to the Present by Arthur Stedman, Edmund Clarence Stedman (1894)
"THE battle cry OF FREEDOM. YES, we'll rally round the flag, boys, we'll rally once again, Shouting the battle cry of Freedom; We will rally from the ..."

3. American War Ballads and Lyrics: A Collection of the Songs and Ballads of by George Carry Eggleton (1889)
"S, we 'll rally round the flag, boys, we 'll rally once again, Shouting the battle-cry of freedom, We will rally from the hill-side, we 'll gather from the ..."

4. American War Ballads and Lyrics: A Collection of the Songs and Ballads of by George Carry Eggleton (1889)
"YES, we '11 rally round the flag, boys, we "11 rally ouce again, Shouting the battle-cry of freedom, We will rally from the hill-side, we '11 gather from ..."

5. Poetry of the People: Comprising Poems Illustrative of the History and by Charles Mills Gayley, Martin Charles Flaherty (1903)
"Down with the traitor, up with the star, While we rally 'round the flag, boys, rally once again, Shouting the battle-cry of freedom. ..."

6. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"... the Chief of all Armies, Shall love them and lead them who dare to be right ! As each column wheels by, Hear their hearts' battle-cry,— It was Warren's ..."

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