Associations to the word «Reveille»

Wiktionary

REVEILLE, noun. (military) The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.

Dictionary definition

REVEILLE, noun. (military) signal to wake up.
REVEILLE, noun. A signal to get up in the morning; in the military it is a bugle call at sunrise.

Wise words

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