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tours of duty

tours of duty is the plural of tour of duty.

Meaning of tour of duty

Noun

tour of duty (plural tours of duty)

  1. 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

Questions about tours of duty

What is tours of duty the plural of?
Tours of duty is the plural of tour of duty.

Words near tours of duty in the dictionary

  1. tourons
  2. Tourret
  3. tours
  4. tours d'horizon
  5. tours de force
  6. tours of duty
  7. tourscape
  8. tourscapes
  9. tourte
  10. tourtes
  11. tourtiere

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