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The days of languorous shore leave are long gone. Overnight stays are unheard of and sailor towns a distant memory. In better ports, seafarers head for a seamen's mission.
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Meaning of "shore leave" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHORE LEAVE

shore leave play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHORE LEAVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shore leave 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 SHORE LEAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

shore leave

Shore leave

Shore leave is the leave that professional sailors get to spend on dry land. It is also known as "liberty" within the United States Navy and Marine Corps. During the Age of Sail, shore leave was often abused by the members of the crew, who took it as a prime opportunity to drink in excess, indulge in other pleasures denied to them aboard the solely masculine ships, and desert. Many captains were forced to take on new members of the crew to replace the ones lost due to shore leave.

Definition of shore leave in the English dictionary

The definition of shore leave in the dictionary is time spent ashore during leave.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHORE LEAVE

shoran
shore
shore bird
shore lark
shore patrol
shorefront
shoreless
shoreline
shoreman
shoremen
shorer
shores
shoreside
shoresman
shoreward
shorewards
shoreweed
shoring
shorl
shorn

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHORE LEAVE

absent without leave
annual leave
by your leave
by-your-leave
cleave
compassionate leave
French leave
home leave
interleave
leave
maternity leave
on leave
parental leave
paternity leave
sabbatical leave
sick leave
sleave
study leave
take leave
ticket of leave
weave

Synonyms and antonyms of shore leave in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shore leave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHORE LEAVE

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

Translator English - Chinese

上岸休假
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

permiso de tierra
570 millions of speakers

English

shore leave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तट छुट्टी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إجازة الشاطئ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

увольнение на берег
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

licença de costa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তীরে ছুটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

permission à terre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cuti pantai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Landurlaub
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

上陸許可
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

해안 휴가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ninggalake pantai
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự rời bến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கரையை விட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शोर रजा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karaya çıkma izni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il congedo a terra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ląd
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

звільнення на берег
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

permisie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άδειας παραμονής στην ξηρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

strand verlof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i land
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

landlov
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shore leave

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORE LEAVE»

The term «shore leave» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.639 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORE LEAVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shore leave» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shore leave» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shore leave

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QUOTES WITH «SHORE LEAVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shore leave.
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Rose George
The days of languorous shore leave are long gone. Overnight stays are unheard of and sailor towns a distant memory. In better ports, seafarers head for a seamen's mission.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHORE LEAVE»

Discover the use of shore leave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shore leave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Summer at the Shore Leave Cafe
Joelle Gordon is leaving Chicago and her cheating husband to head for her hometown of Landon, Minnesota.
Abbie Williams, 2012
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
630.704 Granting shore leave. (a) Authority. (1) An employee has an absolute right to use shore leave, subject to the right of the head of the agency to fix the time at which shore leave may be used. (2) Shore leave may be granted during a  ...
‎2000
3
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
(2) Shore leave may be granted during a voyage only when requested by an employee. (3) An employee shall submit his request for shore leave in writing and whenever an employee's request for shore leave is denied, the denial shall be in ...
‎2003
4
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 5, Administrative ...
29, 1995] § 630.703 Computation of shore leave. (a) An employee earns shore leave at the rate of 1 day of shore leave for each 15 calendar days of absence on one or more extended voyages. (b) (1) For an employee who is an officer or ...
National Archives and Records Administration, Office of the FederalRegister, 2011
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Admiralty and Maritime Law
Standard Oil Co., supra, that maintenance and cure extends to injuries occurring while the seaman is departing on or returning from shore leave though he has at the time no duty to perform for the ship. It is contended that the doctrine of that ...
Robert Force, A. N. Yiannopoulos, Martin Davies, 2006
6
Maritime Security: Federal Agencies Have Taken Actions to ...
For example, in discussing ILO 185, Labor officials cited shore leave as an important worker right critical to safety while DHS Office of Policy representatives cited the potential security benefits of using biometric Page 44 GAO-11-195 Maritime ...
Charles A. Jesczek, 2011
7
The Black Shore
Driven by a psychic call she cannot ignore, Kes must conquer her own fears to discover the terrifying secret lurking beyond the black shore.
Greg Cox, 2013
8
Allies, Enemies and Aliens: Migration and U.S.-Chinese ...
Shore Leave and Desertions By World War II, a series of court decisions had demonstrated that there was no legal restriction against granting Chinese seamen shore leave.26 Instead, the refusal of shore leave was a tradition that emerged ...
Meredith Leigh Oyen, 2007
9
Seaman's Handbook for Shore Leave
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
‎2012
10
Star Trek: The Complete Unauthorized History
Left:While the real U.S.S. Enterprisewas in drydock, its captain, Daniel C. Roper, was a guest at Shore Leave 14. He was given a handmade Starfleet uniform with measurements provided by his wife. Constantine Hannaher Right: Malcolm ...
Robert Greenberger, 2012

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHORE LEAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shore leave is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shore Leave 37 Convention
This year's Shore Leave 37 convention will take place August 7-9 at the Hunt Valley Inn in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The convention features sci-fi actors; science ... «Trek Today, Jul 15»
2
Shopping On Shore Leave: How Seafarers Head To The Mall
Many of us are making lots of trips to the mall right now, but what if you could only go shopping for just a few hours once a month? That's what life is like for ... «NPR, Dec 14»
3
HMCS Toronto members fight fire while on shore leave in Turkey
HMCS Toronto crew members are being hailed as heroes after rescuing people from a fire while on shore leave in Turkey. “Six members of the crew provided ... «Toronto Sun, Nov 14»
4
DreamWorks Sets Steve Pink To Co-Write, Direct Comic Pitch 'Shore
EXCLUSIVE: In a high-six against seven-figure pre-emptive deal, DreamWorks has acquired Shore Leave, a male-driven action comedy pitch that will be written ... «Deadline.com, Feb 13»
5
WA-based sailor dies in Cambodia on shore leave
It is unknown how the sailor died while on shore leave from HMAS Warramunga in Sihanoukville. The long-range frigate is based in Perth and has the motto ... «Perth Now, Nov 11»
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Star Trek: "Shore Leave" / "The Galileo Seven"
I used to love the holodeck. The episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation that focused on it were always my favorites; just the idea of some magical machine ... «A.V. Club, Mar 09»

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