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shore leave

–noun Navy.
1. permission to spend time ashore, usually 48 hours or more, granted a member of a ship's company.
2. the time spent ashore during such leave.

Origin:
1905–10
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shore leave  
n.  Leave of absence granted to a sailor to go ashore.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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