to go home on furlough

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• furlough — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)loʊ[/t]] furloughs, furloughing, furloughed 1) N VAR If workers are given furlough, they are told to stay away from work for a certain period because there is not enough for them to do. [AM] This could mean a massive furlough of… …   English dictionary

• furlough — fur|lough [ˈfə:ləu US ˈfə:rlou] n [U and C] [Date: 1600 1700; : Dutch; Origin: verlof permission ] 1.) a period of time when a soldier or someone working in another country can return to their own country = ↑leave ▪ a young soldier home on… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• furlough — noun (C, U) a period of time when a soldier or someone working in another country can return to their own country : on furlough: a young soldier home on furlough …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• on furlough — having a furlough : allowed or required to leave because of a furlough soldiers going home on furlough workers/prisoners on furlough • • • Main Entry: ↑furlough …   Useful english dictionary

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