Meanings
nounbattle cry (plural battle cries)
plural battle cries
- governmentAn exclamation troops yell out when going to war or battle.
Near-synonym: rallying cry
1 more example
Hear my battle cry, hear that mighty sound / They’ve come before, and many more will try to strike me down
2011, Shayfer James, “Battle Cry”, in Counterfeit Arcade, performed by Shayfer JamesSynonyms: war cry, rallying cry
- broadlyA strong motto or purpose statement, especially in regards to winning a goal in sports, games or work.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn exclamation troops yell out when going to war or battle.
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More synonyms by meaning
nouna yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle
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nouna slogan used to rally support for a cause
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek βοή, ἀϋτή
- βοή (boḗ)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- ἀϋτή (aütḗ)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Arabic شِعَار
- شِعَار (šiʕār)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Bulgarian бо́ен вик
- бо́ен вик (bóen vik)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Catalan crit de guerra
- crit de guerrasomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Chinese Mandarin 喊殺聲 /喊杀声, 吶喊聲 /呐喊声
- 喊殺聲 /喊杀声 (hǎnshāshēng)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- 吶喊聲 /呐喊声 (nàhǎnshēng)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- 口號 /口号 (kǒuhào)motto or personal statement
Danish kampråb, krigsråb
- kampråbsomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- krigsråbsomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- kampråbmotto or personal statement
- sloganmotto or personal statement
- feltråbmotto or personal statement
- slagordmotto or personal statement
- parolemotto or personal statement
- mottomotto or personal statement
Dutch strijdkreet, wapenkreet
- strijdkreetsomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- wapenkreetsomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- oorlogskreetsomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- aanvalskreetsomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Finnish sotahuuto, taisteluhuuto
- sotahuutosomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- taisteluhuutomotto or personal statement
French cri de guerre
- cri de guerresomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
German Schlachtruf, Kampfruf
- Schlachtrufsomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- Kampfrufsomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- Schlachtgeschreisomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- Feldgeschreisomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Greek ιαχή
- ιαχή (iachí)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Hindi युद्ध घोष
- युद्ध घोष (yuddh ghoṣ)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Hungarian csatakiáltás
- csatakiáltássomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Italian grido di battaglia, grido di guerra
- grido di battagliasomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- grido di guerrasomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Japanese 喊声, 鬨
- 喊声 (kansei)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- 鬨 (toki)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- 鬨の声 (toki no koe)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Korean 함성, 기합
- 함성 (hamseong)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- 기합 (gihap)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- 표어 (pyoeo)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- 슬로건 (seullogeon)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Lithuanian karo šūkis
- karo šūkissomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Malay laungan perang, semboyan
- laungan perangsomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- semboyansomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- semboyanmotto or personal statement
Polish okrzyk bojowy, slogan
- okrzyk bojowysomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- sloganmotto or personal statement
- hasłomotto or personal statement
Portuguese grito de guerra, grito de guerra
- grito de guerrasomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- grito de guerramotto or personal statement
Russian боево́й клич
- боево́й клич (bojevój klič)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm
- sluagh-ghairmsomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Spanish grito de guerra
- grito de guerrasomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Swedish stridsrop, härskri
- stridsropsomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- härskrisomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- stridsropmotto or personal statement
Tagalog siglaban
- siglabansomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Turkish savaş narası
- savaş narasısomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle
Ukrainian бойови́й клич, бойови́й ви́гук
- бойови́й клич (bojovýj klyč)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
- бойови́й ви́гук (bojovýj výhuk)something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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battle cry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battle%20cry
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“battle cry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battle%20cry. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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