war drum

English

Noun

war drum (plural war drums)

1. A drum that is beaten to rally and encourage troops or to signify that war is approaching.
   • 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London, New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:

     "What is it, then?" I asked. "Drums," said Lord John, carelessly; "war drums. I have heard them before." "Yes, sir, war drums," said Gomez, the half-breed.

Translations

drum used in war

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 戰鼓／战鼓 (zh) (zhàngǔ)