Definition of REVEILLE

reveille

Plural: reveilles

Noun

  • A bugle call sounded at sunrise to awaken military personnel.
  • (military) signal to wake up
  • a signal to get up in the morning; in the military it is a bugle call at sunrise
  • The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.

Examples

  • The reveille of the alarm clock signaled it was time for another Words With Friends battle.

Origin / Etymology

From French réveillez, imperative form of réveiller (“to wake”) .

Synonyms

wake-up signal

Scrabble Score: 11

reveille: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
reveille: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
reveille: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

reveille: valid Words With Friends Word