Meanings
nounactive service (uncountable)
- UKuncountablegovernmentFull-time occupation in the military.
She was built by William Denny & Bros. Ltd., and launched in 1939, but went immediately on active service as a trooper [troopship].
1947 January and February, “Notes and News: New Southern Channel Steamer”, in Railway Magazine, page 49Synonyms: active duty
Synonyms & antonyms
nounFull-time occupation in the military.
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