- rallying
- noun Date: 1957 the sport of driving in automobile rallies
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Rallying — is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road legal cars. This motorsport is distinguished by running not on a circuit, but instead in a point to point format in which… … Wikipedia
rallying — ► NOUN 1) (before another noun ) having the effect of calling people to action: a rallying cry. 2) the action or sport of participating in a motor rally … English terms dictionary
rallying — I noun 1. the act of mobilizing for a common purpose (Freq. 1) the bell was a signal for the rallying of the whole neighborhood • Hypernyms: ↑mobilization, ↑mobilisation 2. the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort he singled to start a … Useful english dictionary
Rallying — Rally Ral ly (r[a^]l l[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rallied} (r[a^]l l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rallying}.] [OF. ralier, F. rallier, fr. L. pref. re + ad + ligare to bind. See {Ra }, and 1st {Ally}.] To collect, and reduce to order, as troops… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rallying — noun Rallying is used before these nouns: ↑call, ↑cry, ↑point … Collocations dictionary
rallying — noun 1》 the action or process of bringing or coming together. ↘[as modifier] having the effect of calling people to action: a rallying cry. 2》 the activity or sport of participating in a motor rally … English new terms dictionary
rallying call — rallying cry UK [ˈrælɪɪŋ ˌkraɪ] / US or rallying call UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rallying cry : singular rallying cry plural rallying cries a particular word or phrase that you use for referring to an issue or situation in order to make… … English dictionary
rallying cry — UK [ˈrælɪɪŋ ˌkraɪ] / US or rallying call UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rallying cry : singular rallying cry plural rallying cries a particular word or phrase that you use for referring to an issue or situation in order to make people want… … English dictionary
rallying cry — rallying cries N COUNT A rallying cry or rallying call is something such as a word or phrase, an event, or a belief which encourages people to unite and to act in support of a particular group or idea. ...an issue that is fast becoming a rallying … English dictionary
rallying point — rallying .point n [singular] an idea, event, person etc that makes people come together to support something they believe in rallying point for ▪ a rallying point for the struggle against apartheid … Dictionary of contemporary English
rallying point — rallying points N COUNT A rallying point is a place, event, or person that people are attracted to as a symbol of a political group or ideal. Students used the death of political activists as a rallying point for anti government protests. Syn:… … English dictionary
