this is not a drill

phrase

Used to distinguish emergency procedures from those which are just rehearsed.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. Used to distinguish emergency procedures from those which are just rehearsed.
  2. broadlyhumorousinformaloftenUsed to make an announcement or draw attention to a fact.

Translations

French ceci n'est pas un exercice
  • ceci n'est pas un exerciceTranslations
Italian questa non è un'esercitazione
  • questa non è un'esercitazioneTranslations
Turkish bu bir tatbikat değildir
  • bu bir tatbikat değildirTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

this is not a drill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20is%20not%20a%20drill

MLA

“this is not a drill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20is%20not%20a%20drill. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “this is not a drill,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20is%20not%20a%20drill.

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