| 单词 | fire drill |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire drill fire drill n. (a) a rehearsal of the action to be taken in the event of fire; (b) a stick twirled between the hands into a depression in a flat piece of wood to produce fire by friction; cf. fireboard n. 4 (now chiefly historical). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > mechanical device fire stickc1300 flint-mill1757 fire piston1846 gas poker1855 gas lighter1856 fire drill1861 fire-churn1863 lighter1875 hand drill1891 fire-plough1893 electric wand1898 wax jack1937 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > rehearsal of action in event of fire fire drill1861 1861 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 23 July Their premiums are payable monthly on the close of the monthly fire-drill and inspection. 1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind ix. 228 The use of the fire-drill. 1913 J. Vaizey College Girl xviii. 264 [It's] the fire drill! They've had an alarm, and she's told to shut off draughts. 1998 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 22 Oct. 69/1 There are the pen and pencil museum sketches—hand axes, baskets, fire drills, mosquito fans, feather holders—that one hardly sees in monographs anymore. 2008 Independent 28 Aug. 29/4 Fires are rare, but we still do fire drills. < as lemmas |
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