Definition of "fire drill" in English

Noun

1. An organized practice to prepare occupants of an office, school or other public building for evacuation in the event of a fire.

   • Our teacher said that will have a fire drill today.

2. Any pointless, unproductive, useless, or chaotic activity.

   • Since they've changed the standards again, our previous efforts now just amount to a fire drill.

3. A fire-starting tool consisting of a wooden rod and some primitive means of rapidly rotating the rod on a flat surface like a drill until tinder can be ignited.