feu de joie

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The French expression feu de joie refers to a military celebration when all the riflemen of a regiment fire one shot after another, in close succession: ideally the sound should be continuous, like a drumroll.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2020

It still strikes me as a handy metaphor for the poetic succession, especially because, in the feu de joie, nobody got hurt.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2020

I first saw a feu de joie performed at an Australian army tattoo, in the main arena at the Sydney Showground, while I was still in short trousers.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2020

The supplies taken on the victorious Everest ascent of 1953 "included mortars and bombs so that a feu de joie could be fired off when conquest was assured".

From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2013

We were out on the Queen’s Birthday, and had to fire a feu de joie.

From For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War by Paget, Walter