reveille
a signal, as of a drum or bugle, sounded early in the morning to awaken military personnel and to alert them for assembly.
a signal to arise.
Origin of reveille
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How to use reveille in a sentence
The school is currently on reveille VIII, and all iterations have been female.
Mascot matchup: The Texas AM Aggies (which means “agricultural school”) are represented by reveille, a cute dog.
It was early in the morning on the 4th of May when the reveille sounded for the last time over the hills and dales of Culpepper.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.Before dawn had broken, the clear bugle notes of reveille sounded and set the camp astir.
The Way of a Man | Emerson HoughWhile they were yet asleep in their bivouacs we were at breakfast, and their reveille generally found us setting out on the march.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson Young
reveille had been sounded rather late, for the troops, wearied with long marching, were to have a day of rest.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose BierceAlarm guns were fired and the drums beat, not a call to village husbandmen only, but the reveille of humanity.
Revolutionary Reader | Sophie Lee Foster
British Dictionary definitions for reveille
/ (rɪˈvælɪ) /
a signal, given by a bugle, drum, etc, to awaken soldiers or sailors in the morning
the hour at which this takes place
Origin of reveille
1- Also called (esp US): rouse
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