Drumfire
//ˈdɹʌmfaɪə(ɹ)// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Heavy, continuous, rapid gunfire. countable, uncountable
- 2 intense and continuous artillery fire wordnet
- 3 A sustained attack. countable, figuratively, uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From drum + fire, calque of German Trommelfeuer.
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