Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cry or shout of troops engaged in battle.
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Examples
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I jumped behind a table, Butch loaded and aimed his bazooka, while Hathor hid himself behind Butch and Red stormed into the group of guards with a flame-thrower, shouting some kind of battle-cry.
Blonde, Black and Blood Red nathreee 2010
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And last but not least, he talked about the need for less bureaucracy, the right of citizens to see where their tax dollar is being spent, more efficient government, and simplifying the tax code, long the battle-cry of business unable to innovate, buried under mounds of red tape.
W. Hunter Roberts: Notes of an Ex-Pat 2: Democrats Abroad W. Hunter Roberts 2011
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Protesters shouted, "The people want to reform the regime," a distinct echo of the battle-cry of the Egyptian revolution: "The people want to topple the regime."
Protesters killed in Libya, Yemen as wave of Arab unrest continues 2011
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This Means War could be the battle-cry of anyone who buys a ticket to this mess.
Marshall Fine: Movie Review: This Means War Marshall Fine 2012
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Protesters shouted, "The people want to reform the regime," a distinct echo of the battle-cry of the Egyptian revolution: "The people want to topple the regime."
Protesters killed in Libya, Yemen as wave of Arab unrest continues 2011
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Venezuela's showman president Hugo Chávez made a dramatic return home yesterday, addressing thousands of ecstatic supporters in Caracas with the battle-cry: "The return has begun".
Chávez returns to Venezuela after tumour removed in Cuba 2011
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But Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Steve Jobs offers an unprecedented look at the Apple co-founder's battle-cry against Google, a company he thought was guilty of a "grand theft" when it launched its Android operating system, which competes directly with the iPhone and has surpassed it in popularity.
Steve Jobs Said He'd 'Go Thermonuclear War' On Google Over iPhone 'Theft' 2011
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Venezuela's showman president Hugo Chávez made a dramatic return home yesterday, addressing thousands of ecstatic supporters in Caracas with the battle-cry: "The return has begun".
Chávez returns to Venezuela after tumour removed in Cuba 2011
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In this telling of the tale, the Respectorate is defeated by the land of Oh-Tee-Tee, "whose denizens, the Otters, are devoted to all forms of excess", and who are led by Soraya, the Insultana of Ott, with her battle-cry "We expectorate on the Respectorate!"
Luka and the Fire of Life by Salman Rushdie - review Alex Clark 2010
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Protesters shouted, "The people want to reform the regime," a distinct echo of the battle-cry of the Egyptian revolution: "The people want to topple the regime."
Protesters killed in Libya, Yemen as wave of Arab unrest continues 2011
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