reveille

American  

[rev-uh-lee, ri-val-ee] / ˈrɛv ə li, rɪˈvæl i /

noun

1. a signal, as of a drum or bugle, sounded early in the morning to awaken military personnel and to alert them for assembly.

2. a signal to arise.

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reveille British  

/ rɪˈvælɪ /

noun

1. a signal, given by a bugle, drum, etc, to awaken soldiers or sailors in the morning

2. the hour at which this takes place

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Etymology

Origin of reveille

1635–45; < French réveillez, plural imperative of réveiller to awaken, equivalent to r ( e ) - re- + éveiller, Old French esveillier ≪ Latin ēvigilāre to watch, be vigilant ( ē- e- ¹ + vigilāre to watch; vigil )

Example Sentences

The implied message may as well be a reveille blare: Nothing so minor should get in the way of anyone’s aspirations to serve their country.

From Salon

Luggage lined up in Dallas terminals like dwarf soldiers in a nightmare reveille.

From Washington Post

In childhood, he was an Eagle Scout and a bugle player; at Boy Scout camp, he played reveille in the mornings and taps at night.

From Washington Post

From reveille to lights-out, the boy trumpeters sounded calls for all activities of the day.

From BBC

After reveille just after dawn, an hour is allowed for exercise and showers.

From Reuters