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ac·tive ser·vice

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Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. active service

    Duty against an enemy; operations in his presence. Or in the present day it denotes serving on full-pay, on the active list, in contradistinction to those who are virtually retired, and placed on separate lists.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. active service

    Duty against an enemy; operations in his presence. Or in the present day it denotes serving on full pay, on the active list, in contradistinction to those who are virtually retired, and placed on the retired list.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of active service in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of active service in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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