war dance

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ˈwar dance noun [countable]  SAPMa dance performed by tribes in preparation for battle or to celebrate a victory 〔原始部落作战前或庆祝胜利时跳的〕战舞

Examples from the Corpus

war dance• The result was a frenzied sort of screeching aerial war dance.• Michael Stich romped past Franco Davin at the same stage before falling to Courier who was now well into his war dance.

ˈwar dance nounChineseSyllable  

battle by Corpus preparation tribes dance a performed or for in

war dance
ˈwar dance noun [countable]
a dance performed by tribes in preparation for battle or to celebrate a victory

war danceBrE /ˈwɔː dɑːns/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɔːr dæns/ 🔊 nouna dance that is performed by members of some peoples, for example before battle or to celebrate a victory 战舞（某些民族在战前动员或祝捷时跳）