rallying cry
rallying cry · rallying cries
A form of war cry that encourages people to unite in a common causeA form of war cry that encourages people to unite in a common cause.
Meaning
1 sensesA form of war cry that encourages people to unite in a common cause.
Near-synonyms: battle cry, war cry
More definitions
- a slogan used to rally support for a cause
- a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle
Translations
3 languagesForms
plural: rallying cries| Singular | rallying cry |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- a slogan used to rally support for a cause:war crybattle crycrywatchword
- a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle:war crywar whoopbattle cry
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedrallying point