"lockdown drill" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lockdown drills [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lockdown drill (plural lockdown drills)
  1. A drill practiced in schools where doors must be locked and people must hide and be quiet like if there were a threat at the school.
    Sense id: en-lockdown_drill-en-noun-gcg~TrmK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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