drumfire

[ druhm-fahyuhr ]

noun

1. gunfire so heavy and continuous as to sound like the beating of drums. drum.

drumfire

/ ˈdrʌmˌfaɪə /

noun

1. heavy, rapid, and continuous gunfire, the sound of which resembles rapid drumbeats

Word History and Origins

Origin of drumfire¹

First recorded in 1915–20; drum ¹ + fire

Example Sentences

With thunderous drumfire from its exhausts, the cutter jerked forward so rapidly that it almost threw them from their feet again.

From Project Gutenberg

So Billy sighed in the darkness and sat easily on Drumfire, his slim left hand fidgeting with the swinging rein.

From Project Gutenberg

Not far from us was going on a drumfire which at times reached an unprecedented intensity.

From Project Gutenberg

That night even the German guns stopped their drumfire, as though Sixt von Arnim's army was in mourning for its dead.

From Project Gutenberg

I remember the noise of our guns as all our batteries took their parts in a vast orchestra of drumfire.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• attack
• barrage
• bomb
• bombardment
• burst
• disturbance
• onslaught
• outbreak
• upheaval
• violence