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1 firing-squad
noun (a group of soldiers with guns, to execute a prisoner: He must face the firing-squad.) teloitusryhmä -
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3 fire
• palo• palaminen• roihu• rovio• tuli• tulisuusmilitary• tulittaa• tulitus• tulipalo• tuikku• nuotio• innostaa• irtisanoa• hehkua• hehku• erottaa• ammunta• ampua• valkea• polttaa• polte• polttorovio• rakovalkea• kokko• liekki• lieska• leimu• sanoa irti• sytyttää• syttyä• takkatuli• takkavalkea• kulo• laukoa• laukaista• loimu• lämmittää* * *1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) tuli, tulipalo2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) lämmitin3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) tuli4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) hehku5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) tulitus2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) polttaa2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) sytyttää3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) laukaista4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) ampua5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) ampua, tulittaa6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) antaa potkut/lähtöpassit/lopputili, irtisanoa•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire
См. также в других словарях:
firing squad — firing squads N COUNT: also by N A firing squad is a group of soldiers who are ordered to shoot and kill a person who has been found guilty of committing a crime … English dictionary
firing squad — or firing party n. 1. a group of soldiers detailed to shoot someone to death 2. Mil. a group detailed to fire a volley of shots over the grave at a military funeral … English World dictionary
firing squad — n a group of soldiers whose duty is to punish prisoners by shooting and killing them … Dictionary of contemporary English
firing squad — ► NOUN ▪ a group of soldiers detailed to shoot a condemned person … English terms dictionary
firing squad — noun a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution • Syn: ↑firing party • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine … Useful english dictionary
firing squad — noun VERB + FIRING SQUAD ▪ face ▪ He could face a firing squad if found guilty of the charges. ▪ be executed by, be shot by ▪ She was executed by firing squad. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
firing squad — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms firing squad : singular firing squad plural firing squads a group of soldiers who shoot and kill someone as a punishment … English dictionary
firing squad — {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 American idioms
firing squad — {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 American idioms
firing\ squad — noun 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 … Словарь американских идиом
Firing squad synchronization problem — The firing squad synchronization problem is a problem in computer science and cellular automata first proposed by John Myhill in 1957 and published (with a solution) in 1962 by Edward Moore. The problem is analogous to problems of logical design … Wikipedia
