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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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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
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
Neighbors formed a bucket brigade to move water from a nearby river.
—Matthew Thompson, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022
Throngs of laborers in shorts and saris form a bucket brigade.
—Curbed, 17 Feb. 2022
The sharp drop in steam pressure also shut down both bilge pumps, so both passengers and crew worked strenuously as part of a bucket brigade to fight off the rising water.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2022
Initial numbers hint that the bucket brigade of Jaedon LeDee, Darrion Trammell, Lamont Butler, Nathan Mensah, Matt Bradley, Micah Parrish and Keshad Johnson, Aguek Arop and Adam Seiko can hold their own with the stars of the past.
—Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
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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 10 Jun. 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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