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drumfires

drumfires is the plural of drumfire.

Meaning of drumfire

Noun

drumfire (countable and uncountable, plural drumfires)

  1. Heavy, continuous, rapid gunfire.
  2. (figuratively) A 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)

Questions about drumfires

What is drumfires the plural of?
Drumfires is the plural of drumfire.

Words near drumfires in the dictionary

  1. Drumchapel
  2. Drumcondra
  3. drumette
  4. drumettes
  5. drumfire
  6. drumfires
  7. drumfish
  8. drumfishes
  9. drumful
  10. drumfuls
  11. drumfunk

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