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Dutch
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Etymology
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Noun
Dutch
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Etymology
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Compound of
sperren
+
vuur
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈspɛr.vyːr/
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file
)
Hyphenation:
sper‧vuur
Noun
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spervuur
n
(
plural
spervuren
)
(
uncountable
,
military
)
Crossfire
to
suppress
an
enemy
.
(
countable
,
military
)
A
barrage
of suppressive crossfire.
(
countable
,
figurative
)
A barrage of
words
.
een
spervuur
van vragen
―
a barrage of questions
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