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shore leave
noun
Navy.
- permission to spend time ashore, usually 48 hours or more, granted a member of a ship's company.
- the time spent ashore during such leave.
shore leave
noun
- permission to go ashore Compare liberty
- time spent ashore during leave
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of shore leave1
First recorded in 1905–10
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One didn’t feel any real connection between the lovers, but maybe that, too, was wanted, given that the callous American sailor treats marriage to a geisha during a shore leave in Nagasaki as a lark.
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Beatrice proceeded on the arm of Lamont, who had shore leave for the occasion.
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An Israeli official said Ankara had submitted a preliminary request for the crew to disembark on shore leave.
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And, of course, the service members take advantage of their shore leave to explore the city’s many diversions.
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But once again she was bullied for her physical appearance, and during shore leave in Los Angeles she attempted suicide.
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