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active-duty

active-duty adjective: of a person on active duty; performing military duties on a full-time basis.

Adjective

active-duty (not comparable)

  1. Of a person on active duty; performing military duties on a full-time basis.

Questions about active-duty

What does active-duty mean?
Active-duty means of a person on active duty; performing military duties on a full-time basis.
What part of speech is active-duty?
Active-duty is an adjective.

Words near active-duty in the dictionary

  1. active voice
  2. active voices
  3. active volcano
  4. active volcanoes
  5. active volcanos
  6. active-duty
  7. actively
  8. activeness
  9. activenesses
  10. actives
  11. activewear

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