Drumbeat Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Drumbeat

Meaning 1 : the sound made by beating a drum

    Synonyms : rataplan,  rub-a-dub
Meaning 2 : a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause

    Example : the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq

Meaning 3 : (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown