battle cry
/ˈbæ.təlˌkɹaɪ/
battle cry noun: an exclamation troops yell out when going to war or battle.
Noun
battle cry (plural battle cries)
- An exclamation troops yell out when going to war or battle.
- Near-synonym: rallying cry
- Hear my battle cry, hear that mighty sound / They’ve come before, and many more will try to strike me down2011, Shayfer James, “Battle Cry”, in Counterfeit Arcade, performed by Shayfer James
- Synonyms:
- war cry, rallying cry
- A strong motto or purpose statement, especially in regards to winning a goal in sports, games or work.
battle cry meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
battle cry in Hindi
- something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- युद्ध घोष yuddh ghoṣ
battle cry in Tamil
- போர்க்குரல், இடிப்பு, போர்முழக்கம்
battle cry in Urdu
- battle cry
- نعرہ na’rah
battle cry in Malayalam
- war cry, war whoop, rallying call
- പോർവിളി, പോർക്കുവിളി, പോരിനുവിളി, ക്രന്ദനം, ക്രന്ദിതം, ഹവം
- slogan, motto, watchword
- മുദ്രാവാക്യം, ആദർശസൂക്തം, സൂക്തം, സൂക്തി, ആദർശവാക്യം, മുദ്രാഗാനം
More languagesFewer languages
- battle cry in Sanskrit
- क्रन्दस् krandas
- battle cry in Tagalog
- siglaban
- battle cry in Arabic
- شِعَار šiʕār
- battle cry in Malay
- laungan perang, semboyan
Synonyms of battle cry
Forms of battle cry
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Questions about battle cry
- What does battle cry mean?
- Battle cry means an exclamation troops yell out when going to war or battle.
- What is battle cry in Hindi?
- Battle cry in Hindi is युद्ध घोष (yuddh ghoṣ). See Battle cry meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is battle cry?
- Battle cry is a noun.
- How do you pronounce battle cry?
- Battle cry is pronounced /ˈbæ.təlˌkɹaɪ/.
- What is the plural of battle cry?
- The plural of battle cry is battle cries.
Words near battle cry in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: battle cry (page history and authors); battle cry (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); نعرہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); battle cry (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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