Any type of drum or membranophone used for martial music, including military communications, as well as drill, honors music and military ceremonies.
1 His heart was pounding so badly it sounded like a military drum .
2 He didn't roar this time, he only worked away at a massed-band military drum .
3 It sounded like a military drum roll.
4 Michael could hear the panicked beating of their hearts-a military drum corps hammering at an insane speed.
5 The 2000 Chichester season begins with the beating of a military drum , but the overall effect is more of a whimper than a bang.
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