war whoop

noun

In war, a yell to fight.

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Meanings

nounwar whoop (plural war whoops)

plural war whoops

  1. In war, a yell to fight.

    Once the faint noise of a distant Navajo war whoop came drifting back through the scented darkness.

    1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 20

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle

Similar
war cryrallying crybattle cry
Broader
cryoutcrycall
Also see
battle cryrallying crywar cry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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