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active duty

active duty noun: a state in which person in the military performs military duties on a full-time basis, as opposed to reserve, where one only occasionally performs military duties.

Noun

active duty (uncountable)

  1. A state in which person in the military performs military duties on a full-time basis, as opposed to reserve, where one only occasionally performs military duties.
    • Sandie, the naval officer, left work because she had been called to active duty.

active duty meaning in Urdu

active duty in Urdu

حاضَرِ خِدمَت, ڈیوٹی پر, باقاعدہ ہمہ وقتی شمولیت

Words formed from active duty

Questions about active duty

What does active duty mean?
Active duty means a state in which person in the military performs military duties on a full-time basis, as opposed to reserve, where one only occasionally performs military duties.
What is active duty in Urdu?
Active duty in Urdu is حاضَرِ خِدمَت, ڈیوٹی پر, باقاعدہ ہمہ وقتی شمولیت. See Active duty meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is active duty?
Active duty is a noun.

Words near active duty in the dictionary

  1. active couples
  2. active directories
  3. active directory
  4. active dry yeast
  5. active dry yeasts
  6. active duty
  7. active echolocation
  8. active euthanasia
  9. active fault
  10. active faults
  11. active front

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