1. a call used to attract attention or communicate over a distance
Usage: chiefly Australian and New Zealand

1. a loud call made to attract attention
Usage: chiefly Australian and New Zealand

1. to make a cooee call
Usage: chiefly Australian and New Zealand

Examples

• The hiker gave a loud cooee to signal his location.
• She heard a cooee echoing across the valley.
• The children would cooee to each other from opposite hills.
• He let out a cooee when he spotted his friends.
• The search party used cooees to communicate in the bush.
• Within cooee means within calling distance.
• They were well within cooee of the campsite.