Trommelfeuer

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German

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Etymology

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From trommeln (to drum) +‎ Feuer (fire).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtʁɔml̩ˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Trom‧mel‧feu‧er

Noun

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Trommelfeuer n (strong, genitive Trommelfeuers, plural Trommelfeuer)

  1. (military) drumfire, barrage
    • 1916, Walther Kabel (as W. Belka), Die Höhlen von Saint-Pierre, Verlag moderner Lektüre, page 14:
      Da – abermals begann die feindliche Artillerie mit dem wahnwitzigen Trommelfeuer.
      There – once more the enemy artillery started with the insane drumfire.

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