earthquake drill

noun

A drill practiced in schools where people get under something and duck, cover, and hold as if there were an earthquake.

“Earthquake drills were developed in his school a week ago.”

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Meanings

nounearthquake drill (plural earthquake drills)

plural earthquake drills

  1. A drill practiced in schools where people get under something and duck, cover, and hold as if there were an earthquake.

    Earthquake drills were developed in his school a week ago.

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Chicago

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

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