noun
reveille
REV-uh-lee/ˈrevəli/
A morning bugle call signaling soldiers to wake.
At dawn, reveille wakes the soldiers sleeping in their barracks.
Etymology
The pieces combine “again” with “rouse.” The military noun turns the command “Awaken!” into the name of the morning signal that calls soldiers out of sleep.
In context
In the morning at reveille, perhaps, I rose, lit a fire in the stove, on the top of which I put a petrol tin full of water for shaving and washing purposes.
More examples
- The bugler sounds reveille at six every morning.
- We get dressed as soon as we hear reveille.
- She is already awake when reveille echoes across the camp.
Forms
reveille · reveilles
Similar words
- alarm
- A general warning or waking signal, not specifically a military call.
- bugle call
- Any signal played on a bugle, not just the wake-up signal.