fire bucket

See also: firebucket and fire-bucket

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fire bucket (plural fire buckets)

  1. (firefighting) A bucket holding water or sand, etc., used to extinguish fires.
    • 2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 42:
      Now he rushed to the platform edge carrying a full fire bucket, in a forlorn attempt to douse the flames as the now brightly burning wagon rolled past.

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