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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This landscape meant that a bucket brigade manned by residents passing water from wells to fires was generally enough to contain and stop most blazes.
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Justin Hawkins / Made By History, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
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
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Justin Hawkins / Made By History, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
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
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“Bucket brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucket%20brigade. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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