fire drill
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fire drill
noun fire drills
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An organized practice to prepare occupants of an office, school or other public building for evacuation in the event of a fire.
There was a fire drill this morning. We had to leave the building calmly and go to the birch tree, our meeting point.
Similar: fire practice
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Any pointless, unproductive, useless, or chaotic activity.
Since they've changed the standards again, our previous efforts now just amount to a fire drill.
Similar: Chinese fire drill, Polish fire drill
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A fire-starting tool consisting of a wooden rod and some primitive means of rapidly rotating the rod on a flat surface like a drill until tinder can be ignited.
Near-synonym: firestarter (synonymous in some versions)
Similar: bow drill, firestick, hand drill, pump drill, firestarter
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noun practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
| Español | simulacro de incendio, simulacro |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 避難訓練 hinan kunren, 消防訓練 syōbō kunren |
| 中文 | 消防演習 /消防演习 xiāofáng yǎnxí |
| Français | exercice d'incendie, exercice incendie |
| Deutsch | Brandschutzübung, Probealarm, Feuerübung |
| Italiano | esercitazione antincendio |
| עברית | תרגיל אש, תרגול כיבוי אש |
noun pointless activity
| 中文 | 瞎忙 xiāmáng, 無謂的折騰 /无谓的折腾 wúwèi de zhēteng |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Luftnummer, verlorene Liebesmüh |
noun rod which is rotated on a flat surface
| 中文 | 鑽木取火器 /钻木取火器 |
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| Deutsch | Fiedelbohrer, Geigenbohrer, Feuerbohrer, Bogendrille |
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