firing party

firing party

n 1. (Military) a military detachment detailed to fire a salute at a funeral 2. (Military) another name for firing squad

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Noun

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firing party - a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military executionfiring squadarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"squad - a smallest army unit