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Noun: reveille  re-vu-lee [N. Amer], ri've-lee [Brit]
  1. A signal to get up in the morning; in the military it is a bugle call at sunrise
    "The sound of reveille echoed across the barracks, rousing the soldiers from their sleep"
     
  2. (military) signal to wake up
    "The recruits jumped out of bed as soon as they heard the reveille";
    - wake-up signal

Derived forms: reveilles

Type of: awakening, bugle call, wakening, waking up

Encyclopedia: Reveille, das große Wecken