drumbeat (noun)

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• drumbeat — ► NOUN ▪ a stroke or pattern of strokes on a drum …   English terms dictionary

• drumbeat — noun 1. the sound made by beating a drum • Syn: ↑rub a dub, ↑rataplan • Hypernyms: ↑sound 2. (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown • Topics: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• drumbeat — noun Date: 1817 1. a stroke on a drum or its sound; also a series of such strokes 2. vociferous advocacy of a cause 3. drumfire 2 • drumbeater noun • drumbeating noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• drumbeat — noun a) The beating of a drum. b) The sound of a beating drum …   Wiktionary

• drumbeat — noun a stroke or pattern of strokes on a drum …   English new terms dictionary

• drumbeat — noun (C) a sound of someone hitting a drum …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• drumbeat — UK [ˈdrʌmˌbiːt] / US [ˈdrʌmˌbɪt] noun [countable] Word forms drumbeat : singular drumbeat plural drumbeats 1) music the steady beat of music played on drums 2) American a continuous series of things such as complaints …   English dictionary

• drumbeat — drum|beat [ drʌm,bit ] noun count 1. ) a continuous series of things such as complaints 2. ) the steady beat of music played on drums …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• drumbeat — /ˈdrʌmbit/ (say drumbeet) noun the sound or rhythm of a drum …  

• armed forces — noun the military forces of a nation (Freq. 6) their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …   Useful english dictionary

• drum machine — noun : an electronic device producing a repetitive sound like a drumbeat especially to accompany musical instruments * * * noun, pl ⋯ chines [count] : an electronic device that makes sounds like the sounds of a drum * * * ˈdrum machine [drum… …   Useful english dictionary