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stop, drop and roll

stop, drop and roll noun: a safety technique to be used by a person who is on fire: halting one's movements, dropping to the ground, then rolling.

Noun

stop, drop and roll (uncountable)

  1. A safety technique to be used by a person who is on fire: halting one's movements, dropping to the ground, then rolling.

Questions about stop, drop and roll

What does stop, drop and roll mean?
Stop, drop and roll means a safety technique to be used by a person who is on fire: halting one's movements, dropping to the ground, then rolling.
What part of speech is stop, drop and roll?
Stop, drop and roll is a noun.

Words near stop, drop and roll in the dictionary

  1. stop up
  2. stop valve
  3. stop valves
  4. stop word
  5. stop words
  6. stop, drop and roll
  7. stop-action
  8. stop-and-frisk
  9. stop-and-frisks
  10. stop-and-go
  11. stop-and-go light

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