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bucket brigade

buck·et bri·gade
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buhk-it bri-geyd]
    • /ˈbʌk ɪt brɪˈgeɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buhk-it bri-geyd]
    • /ˈbʌk ɪt brɪˈgeɪd/

Definitions of bucket brigade words

  • noun bucket brigade a line of persons passing buckets of water along in trying to put out a fire 3
  • noun bucket brigade a line of persons formed to extinguish a fire by passing on buckets of water quickly from a distant source. 1
  • noun bucket brigade any group of persons who cooperate to help cope with an emergency. 1
  • noun bucket brigade A primitive firefighting technique, in which a long line of people pass buckets of water hand-to-hand from the nearest water source to the site of a fire, in an attempt to douse it. 0
  • noun bucket brigade By extension, any process in which something is passed along a chain. 0
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Origin of bucket brigade

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Bucket brigade

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
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bucket brigade popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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