The phrase
"bucket brigade" refers to a group of people passing buckets full of water from person to person in order to put out a fire. It is used figuratively to describe a system or process where each person in a group contributes a small part to accomplish a task or goal.
Full definition
Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«bucket»
«brigade»
Sentences with «bucket brigade»
- The diverse coalition included the Louisiana Crawfish Producers Association — West and environment groups such as the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Bold Louisiana, 350 New Orleans, Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, L'eau Est La Vie Camp, and Gulf Restoration Network. (resilience.org)
- It's the same with transitions or bucket brigade phrases. (robpowellbizblog.com)
- @rachelheldevans bucket brigade, indoors. (rachelheldevans.com)
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