Firing squad
Firing squad noun - A squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution.
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Hangman and firing squad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hangman" instead a noun phrase "Firing squad".
Hangman
Hangman noun - An executioner who hangs the condemned person.
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Firing squad and hangman are semantically related. You can use "Firing squad" instead a noun "Hangman".
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- scaffold and firing squad
- scaffold and hangman
- killer and firing squad
- killer and hangman
- garroter and firing squad
- garroter and hangman
- strangler and firing squad
- strangler and hangman
- executioner and firing squad
- executioner and hangman
- public executioner and firing squad
- public executioner and hangman
- gibbet and firing squad
- gibbet and hangman
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His treachery only earns him a few extra months of life in the end and a firing squad as opposed to a hangman's noose.
Source: Film / Valkyrie
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