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DRUMBEAT
drumbeat
(noun) a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; “the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq”
drumbeat
(noun) (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown
rataplan, rub-a-dub, drumbeat
(noun) the sound made by beating a drum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
drumbeat (plural drumbeats)
The beating of a drum.
The sound of a beating drum.
(by extension) A repetitive beating sound.
(figuratively) A driving force.
Anagrams
• brumated, umbrated
Source: Wiktionary
Drum"beat`, n.
Definition: The sound of a beaten drum; drum music. Whose morning drumbeat, following the sun, and keeping company with the hours, circles the earth with one continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of England. D. Webster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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