"war drum" meaning in All languages combined

See war drum on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: war drums [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} war drum (plural war drums)
  1. A drum that is beaten to rally and encourage troops or to signify that war is approaching. Categories (topical): Percussion instruments Translations (drum used in war): 戰鼓 (Chinese Mandarin), 战鼓 (zhàngǔ) (Chinese Mandarin)

Inflected forms

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