Trommelfeuer

German

Etymology

From Trommel (drum, barrel) + Feuer (fire).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Trommelfeuer n (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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