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SHORE LEAVE

Pronunciation (US):

• 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.

• SHORE LEAVE (noun)

Sense 1

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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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