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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Farmers and their families protested en masse, forming a 10,000 person bucket brigade, clashing with authorities and forcing the dam gates open.
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Melina Mara, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
The bucket brigade can also be seen as how our love, praise, and consideration for others are passed on from person to person, reaching people far away.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2023
But as soon as the catamaran’s ladder drops on the beach, there’s another bucket brigade forming.
—Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 12 Aug. 2023
Kim stood in the middle of a bucket brigade passing cardboard boxes full of chips to another student volunteer.
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
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Melina Mara, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
The bucket brigade can also be seen as how our love, praise, and consideration for others are passed on from person to person, reaching people far away.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2023
But as soon as the catamaran’s ladder drops on the beach, there’s another bucket brigade forming.
—Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 12 Aug. 2023
Kim stood in the middle of a bucket brigade passing cardboard boxes full of chips to another student volunteer.
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
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“Bucket brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucket%20brigade. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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