English Explanatory Dictionary

drumhead court-martial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A court-martial held in the field to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action.

Word forms

drumhead court-martial drumhead court-martials

Etymology

Perhaps because a drum head had to be used as a meeting point or an improvised writing table.

Synonyms

drum-head court drumhead tribunal
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