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firing squad wordnet sense
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firing squads, plural;
  1. A group of soldiers detailed to shoot a condemned person

  2. A group of soldiers detailed to fire the salute at a military funeral

  1. a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution
  2. Execution by firing squad, sometimes called fusilading (from the French fusil, rifle), is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war.
  3. Firing Squad is hardcore rap group M.O.P.'s second album released on Relativity Records in 1996. It features production by DJ Premier, Big Jaz, Ali Dee, and M.O.P. & Laze E. Laze and guest appearances by Kool G. Rap, Teflon, and Battle. ...
  4. A group of soldiers or paramilitaries detailed to execute someone, usually by rifle shot, or to discharge their weapons ceremonially at a funeral
  5. A method of execution where a person is faced with an array of people with guns who all shoot at once, utilized especially by militaries.
  6. a military detachment assigned to fire a SALUTE at the burial of an honored person; see SALVO, FACE THE MUSIC; compare FIRING LINE. ...