drumfire
noun/ˈdɹʌmfaɪə(ɹ)/ · /ˈdɹʌmfaɪɚ/
Etymology From drum + fire, calque of German Trommelfeuer.
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)