demob
Speech parts
1. demob - Noun
2. demob - Verb
Meaning
retire from military service
Source: WordNetSynonyms
demobilize
demobilise
release
retirement
conquest
discharge
retire
dismissal
dismiss
disperse
disarm
disband
demobilization
disablement
deactivate
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John, who retired in 1977 as managing director of a textile company, has written down his experiences - Life & Times of John Hayward Davies - from being called up from his home in Manchester, aged 19, to his demob seven years later in1946.
After a two week wait in France, he reached Calais and was given his demob suit.