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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]
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firing squad — firing squads N COUNT: also by N A firing squad is a group of soldiers who are ordered to shoot and kill a person who has been found guilty of committing a crime … English dictionary
firing squad — or firing party n. 1. a group of soldiers detailed to shoot someone to death 2. Mil. a group detailed to fire a volley of shots over the grave at a military funeral … English World dictionary
firing squad — n a group of soldiers whose duty is to punish prisoners by shooting and killing them … Dictionary of contemporary English
firing squad — ► NOUN ▪ a group of soldiers detailed to shoot a condemned person … English terms dictionary
firing squad — noun a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution • Syn: ↑firing party • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine … Useful english dictionary
firing squad — noun VERB + FIRING SQUAD ▪ face ▪ He could face a firing squad if found guilty of the charges. ▪ be executed by, be shot by ▪ She was executed by firing squad. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
firing squad — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms firing squad : singular firing squad plural firing squads a group of soldiers who shoot and kill someone as a punishment … English dictionary
firing squad — {n.} A group of soldiers chosen to shoot a prisoner to death or to fire shots over a grave as a tribute. * /A dictator often sends his enemies before a firing squad./ * /The dead general was honored by a firing squad./ … Dictionary of American idioms
firing squad — {n.} A group of soldiers chosen to shoot a prisoner to death or to fire shots over a grave as a tribute. * /A dictator often sends his enemies before a firing squad./ * /The dead general was honored by a firing squad./ … Dictionary of American idioms
firing\ squad — noun A group of soldiers chosen to shoot a prisoner to death or to fire shots over a grave as a tribute. A dictator often sends his enemies before a firing squad. The dead general was honored by a firing squad … Словарь американских идиом
Firing squad synchronization problem — The firing squad synchronization problem is a problem in computer science and cellular automata first proposed by John Myhill in 1957 and published (with a solution) in 1962 by Edward Moore. The problem is analogous to problems of logical design … Wikipedia
