drill ship
1drill|ship — «DRIHL SHIHP», noun. a ship designed to drill for oil under water: »The well was drilled to a depth of 354 metres into the sea bed, by the drillship Discoverer Seven Seas, 64 km south east of Tarragona (New Scientist) …
2Drill commands — are generally used with a group that is marching, most often in military foot drill or marching band. All branches of the military use drill commands. Contents 1 Command voice 2 Common drill commands 2.1 United Kingdom and Australia …
3Q-ship — Mystery Ship redirects here. For the 1917 film serial, see The Mystery Ship. Q ships, also known as Q boats, Decoy Vessels, Special Service Ships, or Mystery Ships, were heavily armed merchant ships with concealed weaponry, designed to lure… …
4Muster drill — A muster drill in progress on Royal Caribbean A muster drill (also sometimes referred to as a lifeboat drill or a boat drill) is an exercise conducted by the crew of a ship prior to embarking on a voyage. The purpose of a muster drill is to… …
5fire drill — noun an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire • Hypernyms: ↑exercise, ↑practice, ↑drill, ↑practice session, ↑recitation * * * noun 1. : a primitive device for kindling fire consisting of… …
6Chinese fire drill — A Chinese fire drill is a slang term that has been used by Westerners for more than a century, and is today considered offensive or racist.[1][2][3] It is used to describe any situation that is chaotic or confusing.[4] It is also used to describe …
7Prison ship — The forbidding form of the beached convict ship HMS Discovery at Deptford. Launched as a 10 gun sloop at Rotherhithe in 1789, the ship served as a convict hulk from 1818 until scrapped in February 1834.[1] …
8Eritrea (ship) — The Italian colonial ship Eritrea was constructed in the Castellammare Shipyards. Construction started in 1935 and she was commissioned in 1937.Design Eritrea was constructed for duties as a typical colonial ship and was sometimes referred to as… …
9fire drill — 1. a practice drill for a company of firefighters, the crew of a ship, etc., to train them in their duties in case of fire. 2. a drill for pupils in a school, employees in a factory, etc., to train them in the manner of exit to be followed in… …
10fire drill — /ˈfaɪə drɪl/ (say fuyuh dril) noun 1. a practice drill for firefighters, the passengers and crew of a ship, etc., to accustom them to their duties in case of fire. 2. a drill for pupils in a school, employees in a factory, etc., to train them how …
