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tour of duty

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  • noun military A period of time spent on a specific assignment, especially on an overseas mission

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  • noun a period of time spent in military service

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synonyms (25)

Words with the same meaning

  1. anchor watch
  2. bit
  3. day shift
  4. dogwatch
  5. full time
  6. graveyard shift
  7. half time
  8. lobster trick
  9. night shift
  10. overtime
  11. part time
  12. relay
  13. shift
  14. split schedule
  15. split shift
  16. stint
  17. sunrise watch
  18. swing shift
  19. time
  20. tour
  21. trick
  22. turn
  23. turn of work
  24. watch
  25. work shift

hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. period
  2. period of time
  3. time period

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  • whichbe commented on the word tour of duty

    A tour of duty is the amount of time a soldier serves in a war. (From Everything2.Com)

    June 10, 2008