Meanings
noundrumfire (countable and uncountable, plural drumfires)
plural drumfires
- countableuncountableHeavy, continuous, rapid gunfire.
- countablefigurativelyuncountableA sustained attack.
The past year has seen a shart rise in the drumfire of attacks on one of management's most highly regarded methods of executive incentive payments — the stock option.
1960, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Small Business, Operations of Small Business Investment Companies: Hearings... (page 120)
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- GermanTrommelfeuer
- Englishdrumfire
From drum + fire, calque of German Trommelfeuer.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch trommelvuur, roffelvuur
- trommelvuurheavy, continuous, rapid gunfire
- roffelvuurheavy, continuous, rapid gunfire
Finnish rumputuli
- rumputuliheavy, continuous, rapid gunfire
German Trommelfeuer
- Trommelfeuerheavy, continuous, rapid gunfire
Swedish trumeld
- trumeldheavy, continuous, rapid gunfire
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APA
drumfire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drumfire
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“drumfire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drumfire. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drumfire,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drumfire.
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