firing squad

firing squad

n.1. a. A method of execution in which a group of law enforcement officers or soldiers are designated to shoot a person condemned to death.b. A group of people designated to shoot a person condemned to death.2. A detachment of soldiers chosen to fire a salute at a military funeral.

firing squad

n (Military) a small military detachment formed to implement a death sentence by shooting

fir′ing squad`

n. 1. a military detachment assigned to execute a condemned person by shooting. 2. a military detachment assigned to fire a salute at the burial of a person being honored. [1900–05]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

firing squad - a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military executionfiring partyarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"squad - a smallest army unit

Translations

drappello d'esecuzioneplotone d'esecuzioneplotone di esecuzionesquadra