SHORE LEAVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shore leave mean? • SHORE LEAVE (noun)
The noun SHORE LEAVE has 1 sense:
1. leave granted to a sailor or naval officer
Familiarity information: SHORE LEAVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SHORE LEAVE (noun)
Meaning:
Leave granted to a sailor or naval officer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
shore leave; liberty
Hypernyms ("shore leave" is a kind of...):
leave; leave of absence (the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty)
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