Meaning of feu de joie | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A bonfire.
   obsolete
2. A celebratory salute made by firing guns into the air sequentially along a line.

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Examples

“while Platte was rolling over and over on the turf, like⟳ a shot rabbit, the watch⟳ and guard flew from his waistcoat—as an Infantry Major's sword hops out of the scabbard when they are firing a feu-de-joie”

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