chain drill

noun

A classroom technique in which one student asks another a question, who answers and in turn asks the same question to yet another student, continuing until the whole class has both asked and answered.

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Meanings

nounchain drill (plural chain drills)

plural chain drills

  1. educationA classroom technique in which one student asks another a question, who answers and in turn asks the same question to yet another student, continuing until the whole class has both asked and answered.
  2. engineeringA drilling tool that is driven by a rotating chain with attached drill bits or teeth to bore holes.
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APA

chain drill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20drill

MLA

“chain drill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20drill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chain drill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20drill.

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