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
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
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
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
The Toorkees halting to fire a feu de joie, the party marched in together.
From Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley by Kingston, William Henry Giles
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
