drumfire
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈdrʌmˌfaɪər/
- Specialized
- Under the relentless drumfire, soldiers took cover as the enemy launched an intense barrage.
Examples
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The city experienced a drumfire of artillery during the military exercise, shaking windows and rattling nerves.
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Shop after shop, the drumfire of the neon signs drove the shoppers along before them.
Fiction book (2002) -
It was all over in a few minutes, but very long minutes they were, as the jeep bounced along the rough track into the defile, leaving a plume of dust and drawing down a deafening continuous drumfire from the hills.
Fiction book (1993) -
As the battle raged on, the drumfire from cannons echoed throughout the valley, signaling the ferocity of the conflict.
Synonyms
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7.0
A long, heavy attack with bombs or large guns on a place
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7.6
A heavy continuous attack by large guns across an area
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6.9
A heavy attack by military guns and cannons on enemy positions
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4.9
Loud shots from large guns used in an attack
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7.1
Fire from several weapons aimed together at one target
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9.3
A long heavy stream of shots from large guns across a wide area to hit many places
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8.8
Heavy firing of large guns causes explosions at a place
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9.8
A period when heavy guns like cannons fire without stopping at a place
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Many weapons fire together at one target
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Etymology
Drumfire comes from drum and fire, where drum brings to mind a steady 'beat' like a drum roll and fire means 'shooting'. Think of many guns firing like a drummer, nonstop and loud, so drumfire means a heavy, continuous attack by many guns.