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chain drill

chain drill noun: a classroom technique in which one student asks another a question, who answers and in turn asks the same question to yet another student, continuing until the whole class has both asked and answered.

Noun

chain drill (plural chain drills)

  1. A classroom technique in which one student asks another a question, who answers and in turn asks the same question to yet another student, continuing until the whole class has both asked and answered.
  2. A drilling tool that is driven by a rotating chain with attached drill bits or teeth to bore holes.

Forms of chain drill

pluralchain drills

Questions about chain drill

What does chain drill mean?
Chain drill means a classroom technique in which one student asks another a question, who answers and in turn asks the same question to yet another student, continuing until the whole class has both asked and answered.
What part of speech is chain drill?
Chain drill is a noun.
What is the plural of chain drill?
The plural of chain drill is chain drills.

Words near chain drill in the dictionary

  1. chain complexes
  2. chain conveyor
  3. chain conveyors
  4. chain dance
  5. chain dances
  6. chain drill
  7. chain drills
  8. chain drive
  9. chain drives
  10. chain fern
  11. chain ferns

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