a firing party

  • 1firing party — noun a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution • Syn: ↑firing squad • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …

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  • 2demolition firing party — griovimo komanda statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Komanda, techniškai atsakinga už griovimą paskirtoje vietoje. atitikmenys: angl. demolition firing party pranc. équipe de mise à feu du dispositif de destruction ryšiai: dar žiūrėk – griaunamo… …

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  • 3firing party — noun 1》 a group of soldiers detailed to fire the salute at a military funeral. 2》 a firing squad …

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  • 4firing party — /ˈfaɪərɪŋ pati/ (say fuyuhring pahtee) noun 1. a military detachment assigned to fire a salute at the burial of a person being honoured. 2. → firing squad …

  • 5demolition firing party — The party at the site that is technically responsible for the demolition and that actually initiates detonation or fires the demolitions. See also demolition guard; state of readiness …

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  • 6firing party — group of soldiers whose duty is to perform gun salutes …

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  • 7firing 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 …

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  • 8firing — n. 1 the discharging of guns. 2 material for a fire, fuel. 3 the heating process which hardens clay into pottery etc. Phrases and idioms: firing line 1 the front line in a battle. 2 the leading part in an activity etc. firing party a group… …

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  • 9firing 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 …

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  • 10party —    Used vocatively in military circles to address a party of servicemen or women. They may be more specifically designated as ‘firing party’, ‘demolition party’, etc., since a party is usually selected to perform a specific duty. The term occurs… …

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