The long line of people, in a primitive firefighting technique, who pass buckets of water hand-to-hand from the nearest water source to the site of a fire, in an attempt to douse it.

Alternative form of airbridge.

(idiomatic) To undertake a pointless venture, one that is redundant, unnecessary, superfluous, or highly uneconomical.

A hair pomade, making the hair shine brilliantly. / A smooth shiny, luxurious fabric, often of alpaca or vicuña.

To apply brilliantine to the hair.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brick, wall. A wall made of bricks. / (figuratively) An obstacle. / (sound engineering) A type of anti-aliasing filter with a steep cutoff.

To build a brick wall around. / (sound engineering) To filter using a brick wall filter. / To halt or limit abruptly. / To be uncooperative and unresponsive.

A bridge supported on a system of trestles.

In a brilliant manner; with brilliance.

Filled to maximum capacity.