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fire drill noun

  • 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.
Bogendrille, Feuerbohrer, Fiedelbohrer, Geigenbohrer
  • An organized practice to prepare occupants of an office, school or other public building for evacuation in the event of a fire.
Brandschutzübung, Feuerübung, Probealarm
  • (idiomatic, US) Any pointless, unproductive, useless, or chaotic activity.
Luftnummer, verlorene Liebesmüh
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