tour of duty
tour of duty noun: a period of time spent on a specific assignment, especially on an overseas mission.
Noun
tour of duty (plural tours of duty)
- A period of time spent on a specific assignment, especially on an overseas mission.
- Almost every Marine in Viet Nam carries a short-timer’s calendar of his tour of duty—the usual 365 days—plus a bonus of 20 days for being a Marine.1979, Gustav Hasford, The Short-Timers, New York: Bantam Books, published 1980, →ISBN, page 45
Forms of tour of duty
| plural | tours of duty |
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Questions about tour of duty
- What does tour of duty mean?
- Tour of duty means a period of time spent on a specific assignment, especially on an overseas mission.
- What part of speech is tour of duty?
- Tour of duty is a noun.
- What is the plural of tour of duty?
- The plural of tour of duty is tours of duty.
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