shore leave

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This is a lighthearted comic dance about sailors on shore leave in World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Normally arrival in a new port means loading and unloading cargo, shore leave, and ordering provisions.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

Times were different when Jerome Robbins choreographed “Fancy Free,” his 1944 one-act ballet about three sailors on shore leave.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

An Israeli official said Ankara had submitted a preliminary request for the crew to disembark on shore leave.

From Reuters • Sep. 4, 2022

Conversation: men and women joking, talking about shore leave.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi