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rataplan

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rat·a·plan  (rt-pln)
n.
A tattoo, as of a drum, the hooves of a galloping horse, or machine-gun fire.
[French, of imitative origin.]
rataplan [ˌrætəˈplæn]
n
a drumming sound
[from French, of imitative origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rataplanrataplan - the sound made by beating a drum    
drumbeat, rub-a-dub
sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"


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Yes, sir; at that instant there was such a rataplan of musketry that one might have imagined the infernal regions had opened.
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