active shooter drill

noun

A drill practiced at schools where the lights must be turned off, windows covered, doors locked, and everyone must hide out of sight.

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Meanings

nounactive shooter drill (plural active shooter drills)

plural active shooter drills

  1. A drill practiced at schools where the lights must be turned off, windows covered, doors locked, and everyone must hide out of sight.
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active shooter drill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/active%20shooter%20drill

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “active shooter drill,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/active%20shooter%20drill.

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