tour of duty

Noun

Meaning

a period of time spent in military service

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

tour hitch enlistment duty tour term of enlistment time term turn circuit mission job bit shift duty session
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Antonyms

rest solution failure ease leisure vacation
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Hypernyms

period period of time time period

Examples

After his first tour of duty, Kelly left the service, but was later re-hired by the Central Intelligence Agency 's (CIA) Special Activities Division (Special Operations Group) for another mission in Vietnam; a rescue operation on a secret POW camp. Source: Internet

From "A" School, new Seabees most often report to an NMCB command for their first tour of duty. Source: Internet

In 1935, MacArthur journeyed to the Philippines for his fifth tour of duty in the Far East and to serve as military advisor to the Philippine government. Source: Internet

After a tour of duty in the Marines and completing his education, he was employed at Halliburton as a chemical engineer before he began teaching. Source: Internet

After completing a one-year tour of duty in Vietnam, Robert Driscoll returned to the United States in 1968 a changed man. Source: Internet

After his one-year tour was completed, Father Capodanno extended his tour of duty in South Vietnam. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tour guide tour match tour mate tour of inspection tour of local bars tour of local pubs