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drumfire

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drum⋅fire

[druhm-fahyuhr]
–noun
gunfire so heavy and continuous as to sound like the beating of drums.

Origin:
1915–20; drum 1 + fire
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drum·fire   (drŭm'fīr')   
n.  
  1. Heavy, continuous gunfire: a barrage of drumfire.

  2. Something likened to continuous gunfire: a drumfire of criticism.

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