ALL meanings of firing squad
fir·ing squad
F f - noun firing squad a military detachment assigned to execute a condemned person by shooting. 1
- noun firing squad soldiers: carry out execution 1
- noun firing squad a military detachment assigned to fire a salute at the burial of a person being honored. 1
- countable noun firing squad 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. 0
- noun firing squad a small military detachment formed to implement a death sentence by shooting 0
- noun firing squad a group of soldiers detailed to shoot someone to death 0
- noun firing squad a group detailed to fire a volley of shots over the grave at a military funeral 0
- noun firing squad A group of soldiers or paramilitaries detailed to execute someone, usually by rifle shot, or to discharge their weapons ceremonially at a funeral. 0