ˈfire drill BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
an occasion when people pretend that a building is burning and practise leaving it, so that they learn what to do if there is a real fire
ˈfire drill BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
an occasion when people pretend that a building is burning and practise leaving it, so that they learn what to do if there is a real fire
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012