on active service
1active service — also .active duty n [U] the work that soldiers do in a war ▪ Powell was declared unfit for active service. on active service/duty ▪ More than 20,000 women are on active duty …
2active service — noun uncount a soldier, pilot, etc. who is on active service is ready to take part in a battle that is taking place, instead of simply preparing for one …
3active service — ► NOUN ▪ direct participation in military operations as a member of the armed forces …
4active service — noun see active duty * * * ˌactive ˈservice [active service] (NAmE also ˌactive ˈduty) noun uncountable the work of a member of the armed forces, e …
5active service — N UNCOUNT: oft on N Someone who is on active service is taking part in a war as a member of the armed forces. [mainly BRIT] In April 1944 he was killed on active service... The colonel saw active service in Borneo and was awarded the General… …
6Active Service Unit — An Active Service Unit (ASU) was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) cell of five to eight members, tasked with carrying out armed attacks. In 2002 the IRA had about 1,000 active members of which about 300 were in active service units.… …
7active service — One in the Armed Forces who faces the enemy at the front and also one serving as a soldier, sailor, or airman in garrison, military camp, fort, or cantonment in support of forces at the front or in the performance of duty, even in time of peace.… …
8active service — UK / US noun [uncountable] a soldier, pilot etc who is on active service is ready to take part in a battle that is taking place, rather than simply preparing for one …
9active service — regular military service, military service as an active soldier (as opposed to a reserve soldier) …
10Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975 — Infobox Military Award name=Australian Active Service Medal 1945 1975 caption=Obverse of medal (with Vietname clasp) and ribbon awarded by=Australia type= Campaign medal eligibility= for= service in designated campaigns status= description=… …
