Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earthquake drill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: earth-quake -drill
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"Earthquake drills were developed in his school a week ago."

Inflected Forms

earthquake drills (plural)

Questions

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

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