feu-de-joie

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Alternative form of feu de joie
A bonfire
A celebratory salute made by firing guns into the air sequentially along a line

while Platte was rolling over and over on the turf, like a shot rabbit, the watch and guard flew from his waistcoat—as an Infantry Major's sword hops out of the scabbard when they are firing a feu-de-joie.

A fire kindled in a public place in token of joy; a bonfire; a firing of guns in token of joy
(French) "fire of joy"; fire lit in a public place as a mark of joy; bonfire; firing of guns to symbolize joy