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Meanings of guard duty in English

Portuguese
vigia

The duty of serving as a sentry.

        vigia
        Usage of guard duty in English
        1
        Everybody was allowed four hours' sleep and had two hours' guard duty.
        The Forever War
        2
        He had not recognised the Royal Marine on guard duty: another stranger.
        In the King's name
        3
        I have never been on guard duty during a mortar attack before.
        Mass casualties: a young medic's true story of death, deception,...
        4
        A woman called Shula was on guard duty, a refugee from Kaia.
        Coalition's End
        5
        Rora wasn't cooling off at all -she was on guard duty.
        Monster republic
        6
        Despair hated consigning Vulgnash to such a mundane task as guard duty.
        The Wyrmling Horde
        7
        Besides these, the office all day, and guard duty every third night.
        The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 / Devoted...
        8
        For our last night on board I was picked for guard duty.
        Coming of Age: 1939-1946
        9
        Those on guard duty were not supposed to move about very much.
        The Banner Boy Scouts Afloat; or, The Secret of Cedar Island
        10
        The judge's sole remaining servitor doubtless, doing a turn at guard duty.
        Love under Fire
        11
        But what he didn't know about guard duty was hardly worth knowing.
        Warrior Gap: A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68.
        12
        He and you partner a lot for guard duty,' I asked.
        Affliction
        13
        For once guard duty would have been most welcome, he thought.
        Colors Aloft!
        14
        The two boys were much excited at the prospect of the guard duty.
        Bob Cook and the German Spy
        15
        The Macedonian was weary, and yet his guard duty had only just begun.
        Gladiatrix
        16
        She had to talk to Michael before Isabel had guard duty with him.
        The Stowaway
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        Translations for guard duty
        Portuguese
        vigiaguarda