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tour of duty

[ toor uhv doo-tee, dyoo-tee ]

noun

  1. a period of military service in a particular theater of war, with a particular unit, or assigned to a particular task:

    He volunteered for two tours of duty in Afghanistan.

  2. a period of work or service in a particular role, field, workplace, etc.; tour:

    After a tour of duty in banking, she followed her father into the development company.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tour of duty1

First recorded in 1865–70
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While on their tour of duty, the judges decide on FBI requests to wiretap alleged foreign spies.

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Luke Shipman never remembered the nights he was screaming in terror after a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

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After a four-year tour of duty that included a posting in Japan, he got a job at Lockheed Martin, where he worked for the next 45 years, she said.

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When his first tour of duty ended he vowed not to return.

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It was a very interesting nine-month tour of duty in military service, tactical training, and of course the medical aspect of evaluating injuries, administering morphine, splinting and stopping bleeding.

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