fire drill

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fahyuh r dril]
- /faɪər drɪl/
- /ˈfaɪə(r) drɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahyuh r dril]
- /faɪər drɪl/

Definitions of fire drill words

noun fire drill a practice drill for a company of firefighters, the crew of a ship, etc., to train them in their duties in case of fire. 1
noun fire drill a drill for pupils in a school, employees in a factory, etc., to train them in the manner of exit to be followed in case of fire. 1
noun fire drill evacuation procedure 1
variable noun fire drill When there is a fire drill in a particular building, the people who work or live there practise what to do if there is a fire. 0
noun fire drill a rehearsal of duties or escape procedures to be followed in case of fire 0
noun fire drill a drill in which buildings are vacated, fire stations manned, etc. in a quick, orderly way to teach proper procedures in case of fire 0

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Origin of fire drill

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Fire drill

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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fire drill popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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