rebel yell
Southern soldiers' shriek
A rebel yell is a battle cry associated with Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War—a high-pitched, sustained shout meant to intimidate enemies and rally troops.
The exact sound is debated, often described as a wild, fox-hunt-like scream.
The term now extends to any fierce, defiant shout: The crowd let out a rebel yell when the band took the stage.
- screamLoud sharp cry
- primal screamTrauma-releasing vocal outburst
- shoutLoud vocal outburst
- battle cryShout to rally fighters
- chargeCost or accusation
roar · war whoop · Confederate · Civil War era · defiance · secession · bloodcurdling · howl · rallying cry · cry · war cry · echo · keening · high-pitched · civil war · Southern · Southern pride · warfare
- criescry, scream, shout, wail, shriek
- loud criesscream, screech, shriek, howl, wail
- battle criesbattle cry, charge, hooah, banzai, oorah
- Confederate WarfareRobert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, defensive warfare, cavalry raids, blockade running
- independencefreedom, liberty, Independence Day, autonomy, sovereignty
- Civil War Infantryfoot soldiers, riflemen, battle formations, battle lines, skirmishers
rebel yellbugle call
Brass horn signal
drum corps · three cheers · marching song · taps · reveille
rebel yellsubmission
Yielding to another's will
compliance · white flag · capitulation · loyalty oath · oath of allegiance
yell, rebel, rebellion, rebellious, rebels, rebelling, rebelled, rebelliousness