drumfire

[ druhm-fahyuhr ]

/ ˈdrʌmˌfaɪər /

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noun

gunfire so heavy and continuous as to sound like the beating of drums.

Origin of drumfire

First recorded in 1915–20; drum¹ + fire

Words nearby drumfire

drumbeat, drumbeater, drum brake, drum corps, drumette, drumfire, drumfish, drumhead, drumhead court-martial, drumhead service, drum into someone's head

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Example sentences from the Web for drumfire

Not far from us was going on a drumfire which at times reached an unprecedented intensity.
The Iron Ration|George Abel Schreiner
That night even the German guns stopped their drumfire, as though Sixt von Arnim's army was in mourning for its dead.
Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918|Various
I remember the noise of our guns as all our batteries took their parts in a vast orchestra of drumfire.
Now It Can Be Told|Philip Gibbs
A lot of the men say the drumfire is the worst, and a lot of them can't get over the sight of the first man they saw killed.
Men in War|Andreas Latzko

So Billy sighed in the darkness and sat easily on Drumfire, his slim left hand fidgeting with the swinging rein.
Tharon of Lost Valley|Vingie E. Roe

British Dictionary definitions for drumfire

drumfire

/ (ˈdrʌmˌfaɪə) /

noun

heavy, rapid, and continuous gunfire, the sound of which resembles rapid drumbeats

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单词	drumfire
释义	drumfire [ druhm-fahyuhr ] / ˈdrʌmˌfaɪər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR drumfire ON THESAURUS.COM noun gunfire so heavy and continuous as to sound like the beating of drums. Origin of drumfire First recorded in 1915–20; drum¹ + fire Words nearby drumfire drumbeat, drumbeater, drum brake, drum corps, drumette, drumfire, drumfish, drumhead, drumhead court-martial, drumhead service, drum into someone's head Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for drumfire Not far from us was going on a drumfire which at times reached an unprecedented intensity. The Iron Ration\|George Abel Schreiner That night even the German guns stopped their drumfire, as though Sixt von Arnim's army was in mourning for its dead. Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918\|Various I remember the noise of our guns as all our batteries took their parts in a vast orchestra of drumfire. Now It Can Be Told\|Philip Gibbs A lot of the men say the drumfire is the worst, and a lot of them can't get over the sight of the first man they saw killed. Men in War\|Andreas Latzko So Billy sighed in the darkness and sat easily on Drumfire, his slim left hand fidgeting with the swinging rein. Tharon of Lost Valley\|Vingie E. Roe British Dictionary definitions for drumfire drumfire / (ˈdrʌmˌfaɪə) / noun heavy, rapid, and continuous gunfire, the sound of which resembles rapid drumbeats Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to drumfire disturbance, bomb, burst, onslaught, violence, hail, squall, attack, barrage, bombardment, outbreak, upheaval, roar, rumble, explosion, detonation, salvo, agitation, fury, cannonade
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drumfire

noun

Origin of drumfire

Words nearby drumfire

Example sentences from the Web for drumfire

British Dictionary definitions for drumfire

noun

Words related to drumfire