feu de joie


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
feu de joie /ˌfəː də ˈʒwɑː/
noun (pl. feux de joie pronunc. same) a rifle salute fired on a ceremonial occasion, each soldier firing in succession along the ranks.
– origin Fr., lit. ‘fire of joy’.
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