firing party
Britishnoun
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a military detachment detailed to fire a salute at a funeral
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another name for firing squad
Example Sentences
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Nearby stood a military band, an 82nd Airborne color guard and a firing party, its seven soldiers arrayed in line.
From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2022
A firing party of 14 will each fire three rounds in unison, and a bugler will sound the Last Post at the end of the private service.
From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2021
The Royal Anglian Regiment, into which the Essex was amalgamated, provided bearers and a firing party for his funeral on Thursday.
From The Guardian • Nov. 8, 2019
After a firing party shot into the frigid air Friday, the smell of gunpowder lingered above the endless rows of white headstones.
From Washington Post
"Would ask to have it off if I was facing a firing party, and in the present circumstances don't like it at all!—Did you happen to meet any of my couriers?"
From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary
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