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safety drill en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. An emergency preparedness training activity such as a fire drill or an earthquake drill.
    • On a merchant ship, Father Sinclair had to do safety drills every 10 days. On a fishing vessel, it’s monthly, and there is no requirement to check the log to see if the drill has been done or done correctly. 2025 October 21, Rose George, “‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose”, in The Guardian:

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safety drills Number=Plur lexicographic