firing party
- noun
- /ˈfaɪərɪŋ ˈpɑrti/
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escuadrón de fusilamiento
- Firing party, halt.
Examples
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Then the CSM was shot while supervising a firing party on the ranges.
Fiction book (2000) -
The traditions include the formation of an honor platoon, memorial readings, three volleys from a firing party, and the playing of taps.
Blog text (23) -
It's a fire party, bro.
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You take charge of the firing party.
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Firing party, prepare for ready, three volleys!
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Firing party, attention!
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In accordance with the articles of war, prisoner will be stripped of his military rank and held in confinement until the firing party will execute the sentence of death.
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Capt. O. N. Butler (so-called) of Augusta, Ga., commanded the firing party, and he himself shot him with his revolver.
Blog text (6) -
The firing party stood in formation, preparing to honor their fallen comrade with a three-volley salute.
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As the ceremony began, the firing party readied their rifles for the traditional memorial salute.
Synonyms
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A group of soldiers ordered to shoot and kill someone or to fire a military salute
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Morphology
The compound is compositionally built from 'firing' (discharge of a weapon) + 'party' (a group of people), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes a group assembled to fire weapons (e.g. at a funeral or execution). Although the usage is specialized to military contexts, the literal logic is transparent and parallels constructions in other languages, making it accessible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The noun firing party comes from a simple picture: a small group of soldiers doing the firing, that is shooting, together as a party, a group, to give a 'salute' at a funeral or to carry out an 'execution'. That's why it means a group of soldiers assigned to fire rifles for those duties.