rataplan

rat·a·plan

R0050700 (răt′ə-plăn′)n. A tattoo, as of a drum, the hooves of a galloping horse, or machine-gun fire.

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[French, of imitative origin.]

rataplan

(ˌrætəˈplæn) na drumming sound[from French, of imitative origin]

rat•a•plan

(ˌræt əˈplæn)

n. a drumbeat. [1840–50; < French; imitative]

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Noun

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rataplan - the sound made by beating a drum drumbeat, rub-a-dubsound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"