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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- There was a fire drill this morning. We had to leave the building calmly and go to the birch tree, our meeting point.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fire practice
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drill, exercise, practice, activity
Any pointless, unproductive, useless, or chaotic activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, idiomatic
Examples
- Since they've changed the standards again, our previous efforts now just amount to a fire drill.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Chinese fire drill, Polish fire drill
Antonyms: none provided
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: firestarter (synonymous in some versions)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bow drill, firestick, hand drill, pump drill, firestarter
Antonyms: none provided
an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
simulacre d'incendi
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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Chinese Mandarin:
消防演習 /消防演习
(xiāofáng yǎnxí)
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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Dutch:
brandoefening
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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Finnish:
paloharjoitus
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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French:
exercice d'incendie
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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French:
exercice incendie
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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German:
Brandschutzübung
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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German:
Probealarm
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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German:
Feuerübung
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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Hebrew:
תרגיל אש
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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Hebrew:
תרגול כיבוי אש
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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Irish:
druil dhóiteáin
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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Irish:
cleachtadh dóiteáin
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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Italian:
esercitazione antincendio
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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Japanese:
避難訓練
(hinan kunren)
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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Japanese:
消防訓練
(syōbō kunren)
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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Polish:
ćwiczenie pożarowe
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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Spanish:
simulacro de incendio
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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Spanish:
simulacro
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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Swedish:
brandövning
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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Thai:
การซ้อมหนีไฟ
(gaan-sɔ́ɔm-nǐi-fai)
— practice to prepare for evacuation in the event of a fire
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Chinese Mandarin:
瞎忙
(xiāmáng)
— pointless activity
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Chinese Mandarin:
無謂的折騰 /无谓的折腾
(wúwèi de zhēteng)
— pointless activity
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Finnish:
puuhastelu
— pointless activity
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German:
Luftnummer
— pointless activity
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German:
verlorene Liebesmüh
— pointless activity
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Polish:
bezsensowna działalność
— pointless activity
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Swedish:
tidsslöseri
— pointless activity
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Ahtna:
xasgii
— rod which is rotated on a flat surface
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Chinese Mandarin:
鑽木取火器 /钻木取火器
— rod which is rotated on a flat surface
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Egyptian:
DA-A-Z9:xt
(ḏꜣ)
— rod which is rotated on a flat surface
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Finnish:
tulipora
— rod which is rotated on a flat surface
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German:
Fiedelbohrer
— rod which is rotated on a flat surface
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German:
Geigenbohrer
— rod which is rotated on a flat surface
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German:
Feuerbohrer
— rod which is rotated on a flat surface
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German:
Bogendrille
— rod which is rotated on a flat surface
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Ancient Greek:
ἀρίς
(arís)
— rod which is rotated on a flat surface
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Navajo:
woolkʼą́ą́h
— rod which is rotated on a flat surface
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Polish:
łuk ogniowy
— rod which is rotated on a flat surface
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Swedish:
eldborr
— rod which is rotated on a flat surface
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Woiwurrung:
djelwuck
— rod which is rotated on a flat surface
