FIRING SQUAD


Meaning of FIRING SQUAD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfaɪərɪŋskwɔd ]

{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./

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.