Denver drill

proper noun

A training exercise involving the rescue of a person from a confined space through a window.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Denver drill
  1. firefightingA training exercise involving the rescue of a person from a confined space through a window.

Origin

Named in reference to Mark Langvardt, a Denver Fire Engineer who died in an incident of this kind in 1992.

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APA

Denver drill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Denver%20drill

MLA

“Denver drill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Denver%20drill. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Denver drill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Denver%20drill.

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