Fire-drill Sentence Examples

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  • He is a god who lives among men, miraculously reborn each day by the fire-drill, by the friction of the two sticks which are regarded as his parents; he is the supreme director of religious ceremonies and duties,and even has the power of influencing the lot of man in the future world.

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  • His cult survived the metamorphosis of the ancient Vedic nature-worship into modern Hinduism, and there still are in India fire-priests (agnihotri) whose duty is to superintend his worship. The sacred fire-drill for procuring the temple-fire by friction - symbolic of Agni's daily miraculous birth - is still used.

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  • The bow drill (56) was used as a fire drill to rotate wood (55) on wood (57); and the cap (54) for such use was of hard stone with a highly polished hollow.

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  • Thus the modern Hindu, though using civilized means for lighting his household fires, retains the savage " fire-drill " for obtaining fire by friction of wood when what he considers pure or sacred fire has to be produced for sacrificial purposes; while in Europe into modern times the same primitive process has been kept up in producing the sacred and magical " need-fire," which was lighted to deliver cattle from a murrain.

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  • A different memory was when we had a fire drill and Mrs Greenway hid me from Mrs Bunt during lining up.

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  • As soon as is practicable after the beginning of the term, a test fire drill should be held.

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  • The flashing, red alerts make loud sounds when a fire drill is taking place.

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  • The fire was produced by the ordinary savage fire-drill.

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  • They count on their fingers, and make fire with the simplest form of fire-drill twirled by hand.

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  • It may also be possible to arrange for a local fire brigade crew to attend a fire drill to witness it.

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  • There will be a full-scale fire drill once every term.

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  • The nursing staff who have received training in fire drill will give directions which you should follow.

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  • During fire drill I got a wallop rather than a smack.

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  • A chemical spill can be simulated with colored water, a false fire drill could be arranged, or students can practice first aid techniques with a partner, for example.

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  • Holding a fire drill at night may be momentarily unpopular but may save lives and prevent serious injuries.

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