battle cry

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battle cry

  • /ˈbæ.təlˌkɹaɪ/

noun battle cries

  1. An exclamation troops yell out when going to war or battle. Near-synonym: rallying cry

    Similar: war cry, rallying cry

  2. broadly A strong motto or purpose statement, especially in regards to winning a goal in sports, games or work.

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noun something the troops yell out when going to war or battle

Españolgrito de guerra
한국어함성 hamseong, 기합 gihap, 표어 pyoeo, 슬로건 seullogeon
日本語喊声 kansei, 鬨 toki, 鬨の声 toki no koe
中文喊殺聲 /喊杀声 hǎnshāshēng, 吶喊聲 /呐喊声 nàhǎnshēng
हिन्दीयुद्ध घोष yuddh ghoṣ
Portuguêsgrito de guerra
Françaiscri de guerre
DeutschSchlachtruf, Kampfruf, Schlachtgeschrei, Feldgeschrei
Italianogrido di battaglia, grido di guerra
Ελληνικάιαχή iachí
Русскийбоево́й клич bojevój klič
العربيةشِعَار šiʕār

noun motto or personal statement

中文口號 /口号 kǒuhào
Portuguêsgrito de guerra

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@misc{battle_cry_2026,
  title = {battle cry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/battle%20cry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}