drumfire

== English == === Etymology === From drum +‎ fire, calque of German Trommelfeuer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɹʌmfaɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈdɹʌmfaɪɚ/ === Noun === drumfire (countable and uncountable, plural drumfires) Heavy, continuous, rapid gunfire. (figurative) A sustained attack. 1960, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Small Business, Operations of Small Business Investment Companies: Hearings... (page 120) The past year has seen a shart [sic] rise in the drumfire of attacks on one of management's most highly regarded methods of executive incentive payments — the stock option. ==== Translations ====