firing squad
firing squad · firing squads
расстрельная команда
Erschießungskommando, Peloton, Exekutionskommando, Hinrichtungskommando
A group of soldiers or paramilitaries detailed to execute someone, usually by rifle…A group of soldiers or paramilitaries detailed to execute someone, usually by rifle shot, or to discharge their weapons ceremonially at a funeral.
Meaning
1 sensesA group of soldiers or paramilitaries detailed to execute someone, usually by rifle shot, or to discharge their weapons ceremonially at a funeral.
Erschießungskommando, Exekutionskommando, Hinrichtungskommando
расстре́льная кома́ндаrasstrélʹnaja kománda
More definitions
- a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a group of soldiers detailed to execute someone or to discharge weapons ceremonially:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a group of soldiers detailed to execute someone or to discharge weapons ceremonially:
Forms
plural: firing squads| Singular | firing squad |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution:firing party