バケツリレー

noun

bucket brigade; bucket relay

Refers to a line of people passing buckets of water, often for firefighting or emergency water removal. Also used metaphorically for any human chain passing items.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from bucket relay

• 火か事じのとき、近きん所じょの人ひとたちがバケツリレーで消しょう火かにあたった。

  During the fire, neighbors fought it with a bucket brigade.

• 災さい