turn of duty

noun

A period of work in one's occupation, usually scheduled and lasting several hours.

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Meanings

nounturn of duty (plural turns of duty)

plural turns of duty

  1. A period of work in one's occupation, usually scheduled and lasting several hours.

    Mr. Lancashire's last turn of duty was on June 18, 1935. He thus completed 35 years as a top-link express driver (probably an unequalled record) during which he covered some 1½ million miles.

    1959 April 29, L. H. Leedham, “A Veteran of the M.S.L.R”, in Railway Magazine, page 279

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turn of duty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20of%20duty

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turn of duty,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20of%20duty.

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