Firing Squad Definition

noun
A group of soldiers detailed to shoot someone to death as a form of execution.
Webster's New World
A group of people designated to shoot a person condemned to death.
American Heritage
A group detailed to fire a volley of shots over the grave at a military funeral.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • firing party

Other Word Forms of Firing Squad

Noun

Singular:
firing squad
Plural:
firing-squads

Firing Squad Sentence Examples

  • Imagine facing the gallows, or the firing squad.

  • Despite a massive international campaign, Joe Hill was executed by firing squad.

  • I felt like a terrified little girl up in front of a firing squad.

  • According to the Post, Kepcher has grown quite the ego since becoming a member of The Apprentice's firing squad.

  • The three privates were executed by firing squad against the walls of the ruined 16th-century castle in the village on May 27, 1916.

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