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active service

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active service esp US, active duty
n
(Military) military duty in an operational area
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active service active duty (Am) n (Mil) to be on active serviceprestar servizio in zona di operazioni


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That's all very well, you know," he reminded him quietly, "but you won't be fit enough for active service for some time to come.
He wandered about the world for a few months longer, trying to forget his grief, then came back to the court, at London, and sought some commission in active service.
But," he said, "Mouston is not so young as he was, my dear fellow; besides, he has grown fat and perhaps has lost his fitness for active service.
 
 
 
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