Definition
Sustained artillery fire, especially rapid continuous bombardment resembling the sound of steady drumbeats.
Etymology
Compound: drum + fire. Emerged as a military term during World War I, particularly in German (Trommelfeuer) to describe the distinctive sound and intensity of continuous cannon fire.
Kelly Says
WWI soldiers coined this term because artillery barrages actually sounded like thousands of drummers playing at once—imagine standing under that apocalyptic noise!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ድምጽ በ drummer
dim-ts be drum-mer
ARالعربية
نيران الطبول
niran al-ṭubūl
BNবাংলা
ড্রামের আওয়াজ
dram-er a-wa-aj
CACatalà
bate de tambor
ba-te de tam-bor
CSČeština
bubnování
bu-b-no-va-ni
DADansk
trommeslag
trom-mes-lag
DEDeutsch
Trommelfeuer
trom-mel-fī-er
ELΕλληνικά
κρουστά
kroos-ta
ESEspañol
fuego de tambor
fuego de tam-bor
FAفارسی
صدای طبل
sa-da-ye ta-bl
FRFrançais
feu de tambour
fuh de tam-bur
HAHA
sauti drums
sau-ti drums
HEעברית
קולות תופים
k'v'lot to-fim
HIहिन्दी
ड्रम की आग
dram kee aag
HUMagyar
dobosütés
do-bos-ü-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
api drum
a-pi drum
ITItaliano
fuoco di tamburo
fuo-co di tam-boo-ro
KKKK
дауыс барабан
da-vys ba-ra-ban
KMKM
សំឡេង រោង
sam-leng ro-ong
KO한국어
드럼 불꽃
deureom bul-kkot
MRMR
ड्रमचे आवाज
dram-che a-wa-aj
MSBahasa Melayu
bunyi dram
bun-yi dram
MYမြန်မာ
ကြယ်ကြယ်
kye-kye-kye
NLNederlands
drumsvuur
drum-svuir
NONorsk
trommeslag
trom-mes-lag
PAPA
ਡਰમ ਦਾ ਸੁ geluid
dram da su-la-id
PLPolski
ogień bębenków
o-gien be-ben-ków
PTPortuguês
fogo de tambor
fo-go de tam-bor
RORomână
bătăi de tobe
ba-ta-i de to-be
RUРусский
огонь барабанов
o-gon ba-ra-ban-ov
SVSvenska
trummeldans
trum-me-dans
SWKiswahili
sauti ya ngoma
sau-ti ya ng-o-ma
TEతెలుగు
ద్రుమ్మల శబ్దం
dra-mm-la shab-dam
TLTL
tunog ng drum
tu-nog ng drum
TRTürkçe
davul ateşi
da-vul a-te-şi
UKУкраїнська
звуки барабанів
zvu-ky ba-ra-ban-iv
URاردو
ڈرام کی آواز
dram ki awaz
VITiếng Việt
lửa trống
lu-a trong
ZUZU
isigubhu
i-si-gu-bhu