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Why is a stint serving ina warzone called a "Tour"?

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Hugo-Johnson | 18:36 Wed 07th Jul 2010 | ChatterBank
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First def. in OED is:

One's turn or order (to do something). Also, a spell of work or duty; a shift: see TURN n.; freq. in tour of duty. Now mainly Mil. and in Oil Industry. by tour, by tours, by turns (obs.).
18:40 Wed 07th Jul 2010
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Thanks doc and Dr b, i just read this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_of_duty
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