firing squad
noun
a military detachment assigned to execute a condemned person by shooting.
firing squads
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pluralof firing squad.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Five states have firing squads, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Utah is the only state to have used firing squads in the past 50 years, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Death Penalty Information Center.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
The House has a similar bill on that chamber’s floor that doesn’t include firing squads.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 21, 2021
White House aides and allies are in the meantime busily setting up circular firing squads to affix blame.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2020
A whole series of Peter Smithers in moods of rage and humility; Peter shaking his fist; Peter threatened with firing squads and blank walls; Peter and old von Stein—there you had a contrast!
From The Old Blood by Frederick Palmer
