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huzzah
(nautical, dated) (Used as a call for coordinated physical effort, as in hoisting.)
(literary, poetic, archaic, sometimes humorous) (Used as a cheer indicating exaltation, enjoyment, or approval.)
A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event.
💬 Quotations
White flags waved from the windows; flowers were flung down in profusion; not a voice was raised but in huzzas—not a hand but in applause.
To cheer (someone or something) with a huzzah sound.