bucket brigade

noun

: a chain of persons acting to put out a fire by passing buckets of water from hand to hand

Examples of bucket brigade in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bucket brigade was in 1899

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“Bucket brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucket%20brigade. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

bucket brigade

noun
: a chain of persons acting to put out a fire by passing buckets of water from hand to hand
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