guard duty

Frequency: 7.513.0 per million words

the work of being a guard for a period of time

guardNOUN + NOUN (person who guards)

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duty

Examples (10)

  • Soldiers often complain about long hours of guard duty.
  • He was assigned to guard duty at the main gate.
  • She volunteered for guard duty over the holiday weekend.
  • The sergeant checked the roster for tonight's guard duty.
  • Falling asleep while on guard duty is a serious offense.
  • They were relieved from guard duty at dawn.
  • Guard duty involves patrolling the perimeter and checking IDs.
  • I have to report for guard duty in ten minutes.
  • The new recruits were trained for basic guard duty.
  • Who is scheduled for guard duty this evening?