fire drillnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfaɪə ˌdrɪl/us/ˈfaɪr ˌdrɪl/the set of actions that should be performed in order to safely leave a building, such as an office, factory, or school, when it is on fire, or an occasion when this is practised
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Fire service
- beat
- extinguish
- fire alarm
- fire blanket
- fire brigade
- fire department
- fire engine
- fire hydrant
- fire marshal
- fire plug
- fire truck
- firefighter
- firefighting
- firehouse
- fireman
- fireproof
- firetrail
- firetrap
- flame-retardant
- quench
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Examples from literature
- Every now and then a notice would be found posted up on the board to the effect that there would be fire drill during the dinner hour that day.
- Fortunately the same efficient fire drill instituted by the forewoman on the floor where Ruth and Alice had been prevailed in other parts of the building, and not a life was lost, though there were many narrow escapes.
- It was a matter for self-congratulation among them that Mr. Downing had never been able to induce the headmaster to allow the alarm bell to be sounded for fire drill at night.
- Ship-abandon and fire drills were a daily feature of life aboard.
- You children can pretend it is like the fire drill you have at school.