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reveille
[ rev-uh-lee; British ri-val-ee ]
noun
- 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.
reveille
/ rɪˈvælɪ /
noun
- a signal, given by a bugle, drum, etc, to awaken soldiers or sailors in the morning
- the hour at which this takes place
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of reveille1
Example Sentences
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.
Before dawn had broken, the clear bugle notes of reveille sounded and set the camp astir.
While they were yet asleep in their bivouacs we were at breakfast, and their reveille generally found us setting out on the march.
Reveille had been sounded rather late, for the troops, wearied with long marching, were to have a day of rest.
Alarm guns were fired and the drums beat, not a call to village husbandmen only, but the reveille of humanity.
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