bucket brigade
noun
a line of persons formed to extinguish a fire by passing on buckets of water quickly from a distant source.
any group of persons who cooperate to help cope with an emergency.
Origin of bucket brigade
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby bucket brigade
bucked,
buckeen,
bucker,
bucket,
bucket about,
bucket brigade,
bucket conveyor,
bucket ladder,
bucket list,
bucket out,
bucket seat
Example sentences from the Web for bucket brigade
As I watched, gaps appeared in the bucket-brigade as castmembers slipped away, faces burning scarlet with shame.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom |Cory DoctorowI got out of the Mansion and looked at the bucket-brigade, followed it to the front of the Hall.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom |Cory DoctorowDont you want to be introduced to our bucket-brigade washroom?
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong |Lillian Garis