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firing party
noun as in firing squad
Weak matches
Example Sentences
He never moved when the firing party knelt down, although their arms and accoutrements broke the silence sharply.
Within half-an-hour the little firing-party overtook the rear of the column, and Roberts halted till they came up to him.
Besides, I'm not looking for the sort of adventure that ends between a stone wall and a firing-party.
On reaching the execution ground he stopped, went in the direction of the firing party, threw his hat on the ground, and waited.
So when Hunston had exhausted his expletives and was about to give the word to the firing party, young Jack spoke.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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