drumbeat has definitions from the field of military
1
[ noun ] the sound made by beating a drum

Synonyms

rataplan rub-a-dub

Related terms

sound

2
[ noun ] a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause

Examples

"the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq"

Related terms

advocacy

3
[ noun ] (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown

Related terms

signal tattoo military

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