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English
Etymology
From drum + fire, calque of German Trommelfeuer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɹʌmfaɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈdɹʌmfaɪɚ/
Noun
drumfire (countable and uncountable, plural drumfires)
- Heavy, continuous, rapid gunfire.
Translations
heavy, continuous, rapid gunfire