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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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The novelty popcorn bucket brigades have a new contender.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 17 July 2024
Farmers and their families protested en masse, forming a 10,000 person bucket brigade, clashing with authorities and forcing the dam gates open.
—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
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Word History
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined above
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“Bucket brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucket%20brigade. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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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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