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[ noun ] a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle
Synonyms Used in print (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)The cry `` Garryowen '' ! Garryowen is the battle_cry of the 7_th_U._S._Cavalry_Regiment , `` The Fighting_Seventh '' . Today a battle_cry may seem an anachronism , for in the modern Army , esprit_de_corps has been sacrificed to organizational charts and tables . His followers shouted the old battle_cry after him and charged the hill , firing as they ran . Chandler , looking_to right and left to see how his men were faring , suddenly saw another figure bounding up the hill , hurling grenades and hollering the battle_cry as he ran . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a slogan used to rally support for a cause
Synonyms Examples "a cry to arms" "our watchword will be `democracy'" Related terms |
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