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Furlough   /fˈərloʊ/   Listen
Furlough

noun
1.
A temporary leave of absence from military duty.
verb
(past & past part. furloughed; pres. part. furloughing)
1.
Dismiss, usually for economic reasons.  Synonym: lay off.
2.
Grant a leave to.





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"Furlough" Quotes from Famous Books



... a year up-country, and then fell ill and had to go home on furlough. The native food didn't suit me. I am stationed in Calcutta now, but I have ...
— The Path of a Star • Mrs. Everard Cotes (AKA Sara Jeannette Duncan)
... army has been handled. No yellow fever has been spread. The general health has been restored. The disabled are mostly housed in hospitals, and many of them are on the road to recovery. Some have died; some are on furlough, and many have ...
— The Colored Regulars in the United States Army • T. G. Steward
... how we'll work it. You have a furlough coming up in two weeks, don't you—a three months' furlough? Where ...
— Security • Poul William Anderson
... neighbourhood of the township, a crossroads section pointed out to visitors as Page's Corner. And it was to Elizabeth Page, the bright and capable daughter of his father's old friend and neighbour, that the doughty John Stark was married in August, 1758, while at home on a furlough. The son of this marriage was called Caleb, after his maternal grandfather, and he it was who built the imposing old ...
— The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees • Mary Caroline Crawford
... used to tease him an' say, 'Bud, why don't you go to de war?' Dey laughed an' teased 'im when he went. But twant no laughin' when he come home on a furlough an' went back. Dey was cryin' den. An' well dey mought[FN: might] cry, 'cause he never come back no more'. He was kilt in ...
— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves - Mississippi Narratives • Works Projects Administration


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