buddy system

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buddy system

An arrangement in which persons are paired, as for mutual safety or assistance.

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buddy system - a cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in recreational swimming)

pairing - the act of grouping things or people in pairs

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buddy system

n (US inf) to employ or use the buddy system → aus Sicherheitsgründen Zweiergruppen bilden (um sich ggf. gegenseitig zu helfen)

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