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shore leaves

shore leaves is the plural of shore leave.

Meaning of shore leave

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.

Questions about shore leaves

What is shore leaves the plural of?
Shore leaves is the plural of shore leave.

Words near shore leaves in the dictionary

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

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