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shore leave

shore leave noun: free time given to sailors of the military navy when they are off duty and allowed to disembark and spend time on land.

Noun

shore leave (usually uncountable, plural shore leaves)

  1. (usually) Free time given to sailors of the military navy when they are off duty and allowed to disembark and spend time on land.

Forms of shore leave

pluralshore leaves

Questions about shore leave

What does shore leave mean?
Shore leave means free time given to sailors of the military navy when they are off duty and allowed to disembark and spend time on land.
What part of speech is shore leave?
Shore leave is a noun.
What is the plural of shore leave?
The plural of shore leave is shore leaves.

Words near shore leave in the dictionary

  1. shore flies
  2. shore fly
  3. Shore hardness
  4. shore lark
  5. shore larks
  6. shore leave
  7. shore leaves
  8. shore patrol
  9. shore pine
  10. shore pines
  11. shore pit viper

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