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SHORE DUTY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shore duty mean? 

SHORE DUTY (noun)
  The noun SHORE DUTY has 1 sense:

1. naval service at land basesplay

  Familiarity information: SHORE DUTY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHORE DUTY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Naval service at land bases

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("shore duty" is a kind of...):

assignment; duty assignment (a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces))


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