duty tour
- noun
- /ˈdjuːti tʊr/
- Jargon
:
gira de deber
- After completing his six-month duty tour overseas, he returned home to his family.
- active duty tour
Examples
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So soldiers who've completed their duty tours but who may have transferred to a new unit will still be eligible.
Academic text (2007) -
But given his escalation, his hunger to sacrifice more lives, his extended active-duty tours, and his continuing "moral waivers," what behavior might we really expect when those 547,000 G.I.s and 202,000 marines eventually return home?
Academic text (2007) -
The general discussed the challenges faced during the soldiers' duty tours in different countries.
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During his duty tour, he was responsible for ensuring the safety of the base personnel.
Synonyms
226
4.1
A time spent doing a job or duty, often in the military
77
5.0
A short fixed time spent doing a job
22
6.0
A set time when a person in the military works in one place
3
6.8
A time spent serving in the military
A set time when a person must work and be available
Antonyms
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a period of service assigned to someone' is directly derivable from combining 'duty' (responsibility) with 'tour' (a stint or period of service); this is a straightforward noun+noun/compound interpretation that follows common English composition patterns. Although 'tour of duty' is the more idiomatic order, the semantic logic is transparent and mirrored in many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Duty tour comes from the image of taking a tour of duty, leaving to do a turn of work at a post and then coming back. So, it means a set period of 'service' at a 'post'.