English Dictionary

drumhead court-martial

noun

(military) A court-martial held in the field to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action.

The drumhead court-martial was held to address the soldier's misconduct.

意味（1）

(military) A court-martial held in the field to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action.

So of course the citizen was only waiting for the wink of the word and he starts gassing out of him about the invincibles and the old guard and the men of sixtyseven and who fears to speak of ninetyeight and Joe with him about all the fellows that were hanged, drawn and transported for the cause by drumhead courtmartial and a new Ireland and new this, that and the other.

So of course the citizen was only waiting for the wink of the word and he starts gassing out of him about the invincibles and the old guard and the men of sixtyseven and who fears to speak of ninetyeight and Joe with him about all the fellows that were hanged, drawn and transported for the cause by drumhead courtmartial and a new Ireland and new this, that and the other. Penguin, 1992, p. 394