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Avoiding combat duty was and is an unforgivable sin for a professional soldier.
John Eisenhower

Meaning of "combat duty" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMBAT DUTY

combat duty  [ˈkɒmbæt ˈdjuːtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMBAT DUTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Combat duty is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMBAT DUTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of combat duty in the English dictionary

The definition of combat duty in the dictionary is on combat duty active service.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMBAT DUTY


agouti
əˈɡuːtɪ
aguti
əˈɡuːtɪ
autocutie
ˈɔːtəʊˌkjuːtɪ
beauty
ˈbjuːtɪ
bootie
ˈbuːtɪ
booty
ˈbuːtɪ
cootie
ˈkuːtɪ
cutey
ˈkjuːtɪ
cutie
ˈkjuːtɪ
Djibouti
dʒɪˈbuːtɪ
duty
ˈdjuːtɪ
fluty
ˈfluːtɪ
fruity
ˈfruːtɪ
hooty
ˈhuːtɪ
Jibuti
dʒɪˈbuːtɪ
off-duty
ˌɒfˈdjuːtɪ
snooty
ˈsnuːtɪ
tofutti
təʊˈfuːtɪ
tutti-frutti
ˈtuːtɪˈfruːtɪ
zooty
ˈzuːtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMBAT DUTY

combat
combat boot
combat car
combat fatigue
combat fatigues
combat gear
combat jacket
combat knife
combat knives
combat neurosis
combat troops
combat trousers
combat zone
combat-ready
combatable
combatant
combater
combative
combatively
combativeness

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMBAT DUTY

active duty
bounden duty
countervailing duty
customs duty
death duty
escort duty
estate duty
export duty
guard duty
heavy-duty
import duty
in the line of duty
jury duty
legacy duty
off duty
on duty
picket duty
point duty
sentry duty
stamp duty
traffic duty

Synonyms and antonyms of combat duty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «combat duty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMBAT DUTY

Find out the translation of combat duty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of combat duty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «combat duty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

战斗值勤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

misiones de combate
570 millions of speakers

English

combat duty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुकाबला कर्तव्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مهمة قتالية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

боевое дежурство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o dever do combate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুদ্ধ গাড়ী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

devoir de combat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kereta tempur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kampfeinsatz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

戦闘任務
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전투 의무
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mobil tempur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhiệm vụ chiến đấu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போர் கார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लढाऊ कार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

savaş arabası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dovere di combattimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obowiązek walki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бойове чергування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

datoria de luptă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καθήκον την καταπολέμηση της
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bestry plig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bekämpa plikt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stridende tjeneste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of combat duty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMBAT DUTY»

The term «combat duty» is regularly used and occupies the 107.825 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMBAT DUTY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about combat duty

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2 QUOTES WITH «COMBAT DUTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word combat duty.
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John Eisenhower
Avoiding combat duty was and is an unforgivable sin for a professional soldier.
2
Pete Hegseth
Combat duty is strenuous and physically demanding, and I'm not the first person to notice that men and women are built differently. And while many will argue that women will only be allowed into combat arms units under the same requirements as their male counterparts, count me as skeptical.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMBAT DUTY»

Discover the use of combat duty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to combat duty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces
After this the system is put on alert, serves combat duty, and is then removed from the combat duty and dismantled at end of its service life. The combat duty stage also includes periodical inspections of the missile system and, when necessary, ...
Oleg Bukharin, Pavel Podvig, Pavel Leonardovich Podvig, 2004
2
Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States
412 (a), Officer Personnel Act of 1947, so as to be entitled by virtue of having been specially commended for combat duty to three-fourths of active-duty pay of grade in which serving at time of retirement.- 424 Qualifying for after attaining age of ...
United States. General Accounting Office, 1950
3
Index digest of the published decisions of the Comptroller ...
33: 297 Combat duty Computation basis Combat pay provided by Combat Duty Pay Act of 1952, like basic pay and various classes of hazardous duty pay authorized by Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended, is to be considered ...
United States. General Accounting Office, 1957
4
Variation in Psychological Tolerance to Ground Combat in ...
Among 218 men who failed to return to high-risk duty in the study companies, one returned to a lower risk category in the study companies and two saw combat duty in other units. About 25 percent saw no further duty in Europe, and about 75  ...
Gilbert Wheeler Beebe, John Wilberforce Appel, 1958
5
Women in Combat: Civic Duty Or Military Liability?
As a feminist, I can understand how women came to believe that ground combat duty is the sine qua non for decorated valorous service. The impetus in this campaign to lift the ground combat exclusion, however, is based on false perceptions ...
Lorry M. Fenner, Marie DeYoung, 2001
6
A Century of Women: The Most Influential Events in ...
All Branches of the Military Are Ordered to Examine and Justify Policies That Exclude Women From Combat Duty I think women are too valuable to be in combat. U.S. Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger to the Defense Advisory ...
Deborah G. Felder, 2003
7
Military Psychiatry: Preparing in Peace for War
... ethical literature40-42'43(pp261-262) is a press report of an air force sergeant who had flown many combat missions in Vietnam and subsequently asked to be relieved from further combat duty. Air force psychiatrists assessed his condition, ...
Franklin D. Jones, 2000
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Understanding Ceremony: A Student Casebook to Issues, ...
Such soldiers can be returned to full combat duty; but the great majority of them, under our present system of management, will break again under similar circumstances. b. There is a small, a very small, group of soldiers who break after  ...
Lynn Domina, 2004
9
Wives and Warriors: Women and the Military in the United ...
Women's exemption from combat duty also disadvantages men by imposing on them the full responsibility for combat duty. This situation can easily breed resentment among enlisted men about the unequal risks that military women are  ...
Laurie Lee Weinstein, Christie C. White, 1997
10
The procurement and training of ground combat troops
Profile B qualified for less rigorous combat duty or for service duty in or near the battle areas. Serials below 322231 to and including 333231 were grouped in Profile C, which qualified for duty in base positions in the United States or overseas.
Robert R. Palmer, 1975

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMBAT DUTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term combat duty is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Band of brothers gathers in Osage
The first reunion was held in 1972, just one year after their combat duty in Vietnam ended. They served overseas from 1970 to 1971. Werner's ... «Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Jul 15»
2
Historian sheds light on WASP program
The first was to free up male pilots for combat duty. The second was that it was an experiment to see if women could really fly military aircraft in ... «The Star, Jun 15»
3
Don Beezley is grand marshal of Sandwich Fourth of July parade
His secondary combat duty was the qualified operator of 20mm guns. Beezley's service in the U.S. Navy included a deployment in North Africa, ... «Kendall County Now, Jun 15»
4
His Father was Lynched in Ramallah; Today He Protects Israelis
The experience propelled him to join IDF combat duty, even though his mother insisted to him his whole life that he would not be drafted to ... «Arutz Sheva, Jun 15»
5
Dog survives Afghanistan, becomes movie star
The four-legged furry fighter made his debut on the big screen Friday in the film "Max," which is based on Moby's 18-month tour of combat duty ... «6abc.com, Jun 15»
6
Movie review: 'Max' is a 'ruff' film to watch
... is hell” setup involving a Marine who comes home from combat duty in Afghanistan, suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome, and tries, ... «Daily Ardmoreite, Jun 15»
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VIEWPOINTS: The Mighty 8th and the final blow against the Nazis
Every other theater of the war would have been tougher if many of these personnel had been available for other combat duty. The Mighty ... «Savannah Morning News, Jun 15»
8
TOP 10: How did some of East Grinstead's best known streets get …
He returned to combat duty, but died soon after, crashing on a night-time training flight. Gleave Close is named after Tom Gleave – one of the ... «East Grinstead Courier & Observer, Jun 15»
9
South Korean conscientious objectors keep up fight against military …
The question of how to respect the civil and religious rights of those who refuse combat duty faces South Korean politicians and military seeking ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
10
Movie Review: 'Max' has the minimum of viewer interest
... shape at the beginning of “Max,” one that gives us a “war is hell” setup involving a Marine who comes home from combat duty in Afghanistan, ... «The Providence Journal, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Combat duty [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/combat-duty>. Apr 2024 ».
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