"war cry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: war cries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} war cry (plural war cries)
  1. An exclamation intended to rally soldiers in battle; a battle cry. Synonyms: warcry Translations (exclamation intended to rally soldiers in battle): kushtrim [masculine] (Albanian), ἀλαλή (alalḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), βοή (boḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ἀϋτή (aütḗ) [Epic, feminine] (Ancient Greek), h-m-h-m*t-A2 (hmhmt) (Egyptian), Kriegsgeschrei [neuter] (German), rosc catha [masculine] (Irish), grido di guerra [masculine] (Italian), (toki) (Japanese), 鬨の声 (toki no koe) (Japanese), ұран (ūran) (Kazakh), боево́й клич (bojevój klič) [masculine] (Russian), क्रन्दस् (krandas) [neuter] (Sanskrit), stridsrop [neuter] (Swedish), krigaluvokäd (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-war_cry-en-noun-PQSrh73d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "sense": "exclamation intended to rally soldiers in battle",
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      "word": "grido di guerra"
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      "sense": "exclamation intended to rally soldiers in battle",
      "word": "鬨"
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      "word": "ұран"
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      "lang": "Sanskrit",
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      "sense": "exclamation intended to rally soldiers in battle",
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      "word": "क्रन्दस्"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "exclamation intended to rally soldiers in battle",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "stridsrop"
    },
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      "code": "vo",
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      "sense": "exclamation intended to rally soldiers in battle",
      "word": "krigaluvokäd"
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