"spervuur" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspɛr.vyːr/ Audio: Nl-spervuur.ogg Forms: spervuren [plural]
Etymology: Compound of sperren + vuur. Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|sperren|vuur}} sperren + vuur Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|-}} spervuur n (plural spervuren, no diminutive)
  1. (uncountable, military) crossfire to suppress an enemy Tags: neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable
    Sense id: en-spervuur-nl-noun-0dreqntV Categories (other): Military, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 29 33 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 31 37 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (countable, military) a barrage of suppressive crossfire Tags: countable, neuter, no-diminutive
    Sense id: en-spervuur-nl-noun-~~YDyWBp Categories (other): Military, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 29 33 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 31 37 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. (countable, figurative) a barrage of words Tags: countable, figuratively, neuter, no-diminutive
    Sense id: en-spervuur-nl-noun-TIyw1knG Categories (other): Dutch terms with collocations, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 29 33 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 31 37

Inflected forms

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