(by firing squad)
1firing squad — firing squads N COUNT: also by N 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 …
2firing 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 …
3firing squad — n a group of soldiers whose duty is to punish prisoners by shooting and killing them …
4firing squad — ► NOUN ▪ a group of soldiers detailed to shoot a condemned person …
5Firing squad synchronization problem — The firing squad synchronization problem is a problem in computer science and cellular automata first proposed by John Myhill in 1957 and published (with a solution) in 1962 by Edward Moore. The problem is analogous to problems of logical design …
6firing 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 …
7firing squad — noun VERB + FIRING SQUAD ▪ face ▪ He could face a firing squad if found guilty of the charges. ▪ be executed by, be shot by ▪ She was executed by firing squad. PREPOSITION …
8Firing Squad (album) — Infobox Album Name = Firing Squad Type = Album Artist = M.O.P. Released = October 22, 1996 Recorded = 1995 1996 Genre = Hardcore hip hop, East Coast hip hop Length = 64:58 Label = Relativity Records Producer = DJ Premier M.O.P Reviews = *Allmusic …
9firing squad — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms firing squad : singular firing squad plural firing squads a group of soldiers who shoot and kill someone as a punishment …
10firing squad — {n.} A group of soldiers chosen to shoot a prisoner to death or to fire shots over a grave as a tribute. * /A dictator often sends his enemies before a firing squad./ * /The dead general was honored by a firing squad./ …
