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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of sperren + vuur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɛr.vyːr/
- Hyphenation: sper‧vuur
Noun
spervuur n (plural spervuren)
- (uncountable, military) crossfire to suppress an enemy
- (countable, military) a barrage of suppressive crossfire
- (countable, figurative) a barrage of words
- een spervuur van vragen ― a barrage of questions