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German
Etymology
From trommeln (“to drum”) + Feuer (“fire”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Trom‧mel‧feu‧er
Noun
Trommelfeuer n (strong, genitive Trommelfeuers, plural Trommelfeuer)
- (military) drumfire, barrage
- 1916, Walther Kabel (as W. Belka), Die Höhlen von Saint-Pierre, Verlag moderner Lektüre, page 14:
Da – abermals begann die feindliche Artillerie mit dem wahnwitzigen Trommelfeuer.- There – once more the enemy artillery started with the insane drumfire.
Declension
Declension of Trommelfeuer
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