tour of duty

noun

tour ( def 5 ).

Origin:
1865–70

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tour of duty
noun
a period of time spent in military service [syn: enlistment]

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Tour of duty is always a great word to know.

So is zedonk. Does it mean:

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Example sentences

They have served tour after tour of duty in distant, different and difficult

places.

Intermittent employment is defined as employment without a regularly scheduled

tour of duty.

The tour of duty defines the limits within which an employee must complete his

or her basic work requirement.

It also comes from officers' desire to show progress over a year-long tour of

duty.

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