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Firing squad has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution

2

A group of soldiers or paramilitaries detailed to execute someone, usually by rifle shot, or to discharge their weapons ceremonially at a funeral.

See Also
firing squads ceremonially execute weapon funeral soldier paramilitary discharge
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
squad
Rhyming Words
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