general servicen.

Brit.

/ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəl ˈsəːvɪs/,

/ˌdʒɛn(ə)rl̩ ˈsəːvɪs/, U.S.

/ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəl ˈsərvəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: general adj., service n.¹

Etymology: < general adj. + service n.¹

Military.

The full range of duties that may be undertaken by military personnel; spec. full military service overseas.

ΚΠ

1795 Oracle & Public Advertiser 30 Mar. The payment to any person whatsoever of a higher sum than fifteen guineas on account of a recruit enlisted for general service..will be considered precisely in the same light as if such higher sum had been given to the recruit himself.

1843 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 320/2 On the increase of the Bengal army, he was selected to join two battalions of infantry, one for local, the other for general service.

1880 Scotsman 26 Feb. 2/5 It is only since the mutiny that the native soldiers have been enlisted for general service.

1917 M. Gyte Diary 10 Jan. (1999) 113 Our Tony went to Derby and went before the Medical board and passed for General Service (A1).

1940 Times 3 Apr. 5/4 Although enlistment will be for general service, it is the intention to employ such men in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.

1980 Jrnl. Contemp. Hist. 15 215 ‘A’ meant fit for general service, ‘B’ meant fit for service abroad in a support capacity, and ‘C’ meant fit for service at home only.

2015 R. F. Miller States at War IV. 829 Authorization of two 100-days regiments for general service.

Compounds

C1. General use as a modifier.

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1817 Morning Post 25 Oct. Orders have also been received..for the immediate embarkation of the depots of the 37th and 62d regiments in Ireland, being the general service men retained after the 2d battalions of these regiments were disbanded.

1868 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 28 Dec. 3/3 Second Lieutenant Charles M. Rockefeller, 9th Infantry, will be placed in charge of the general service recruits at Angel Island.

1907 Ann. Rep. Secretary of War (U.S. War Dept.) III. 95 The absence of a general service corps in our Army seriously affects the efficiency and contentment of line organizations.

1918 Nursing Times 27 Apr. 472/1 The arrival of General Service members who are working as ward maids principally, under exactly the same conditions as the ‘Wacks’.

1944 Economist 1 Apr. 435/1 In the general service category, enlistments in 1943 were 74,000, and the number dispatched as reinforcements to the overseas army was almost the same.

2006 B. Pilch Windows on Life v. 43 She..was responsible for the selecting and recruiting of close on a thousand general service VAD members for duty in France and other theatres of war.

C2.

General Service Medal n. any of several medals which may be awarded to members of British and Commonwealth armed forces in recognition of their service in operations for which no specific campaign medal exists.

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1877 Liverpool Mercury 17 Feb. 7/6 Mr. C. A. Watters exhibited the Indian general service medal (military) clasps for Delhi and Lucknow, awarded to ‘Sepoy Heem Sing, 24th pioneer, regiment of Punjaub infantry’.

1903 Manch. Guardian 5 Oct. 9/4 The King has approved of the Africa General Service Medal, with clasp inscribed Nigeria, 1903, being granted to the Imperial and Colonial forces being employed in the above-mentioned military operations.

1949 Times 16 Aug. 5/6 Members of the crew of the Amethyst, however, had to wait 40 years before recognition came in the shape of the Naval General Service Medal instituted by Queen Victoria.

2001 Medal News Feb. 19/3 There is also the Accumulated Campaign Service Medal which, by definition must be awarded in conjunction with either the new General Service Medal or, since January 1, 2000, with certain UN or other campaign medals to be notified.

general service wagon n. now historical any of various types of horse-drawn cart designed for transport and delivery on the battlefield.

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1864 F. Miller Equipm. Artillery 353 Flanders wagons are employed in carrying light stores, powder barrels, metal-lined cases, and boxes of projectiles, but the general service wagon being equally applicable to these purposes no more Flanders wagons will be made.

1916 J. Martin Diary 5–6 Oct. in Sapper Martin (2010) 21 A big shell landed just outside our dugout and made a hole big enough to take a General Service wagon.

1938 Stonewall (Manitoba) Argus 12 Jan. 7/1 These vehicles take the place of the general service wagon for front line transport.

1990 Country Life 12 July 101/2 (caption) A scarce First World War General Service Wagon , suitable for a pair of horses, and bearing a brass plate dated 1916.

2016 Journal (Newcastle) (Nexis) 29 Mar. 26 The event will include..horse-pulled First World War vehicles such as ambulances for humans and horses, a field kitchen, general service wagon and mess cart.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	general service
释义	general servicen. Brit. /ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəl ˈsəːvɪs/, /ˌdʒɛn(ə)rl̩ ˈsəːvɪs/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəl ˈsərvəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: general adj., service n.¹ Etymology: < general adj. + service n.¹ Military. The full range of duties that may be undertaken by military personnel; spec. full military service overseas. ΚΠ 1795 Oracle & Public Advertiser 30 Mar. The payment to any person whatsoever of a higher sum than fifteen guineas on account of a recruit enlisted for general service..will be considered precisely in the same light as if such higher sum had been given to the recruit himself. 1843 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 320/2 On the increase of the Bengal army, he was selected to join two battalions of infantry, one for local, the other for general service. 1880 Scotsman 26 Feb. 2/5 It is only since the mutiny that the native soldiers have been enlisted for general service. 1917 M. Gyte Diary 10 Jan. (1999) 113 Our Tony went to Derby and went before the Medical board and passed for General Service (A1). 1940 Times 3 Apr. 5/4 Although enlistment will be for general service, it is the intention to employ such men in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. 1980 Jrnl. Contemp. Hist. 15 215 ‘A’ meant fit for general service, ‘B’ meant fit for service abroad in a support capacity, and ‘C’ meant fit for service at home only. 2015 R. F. Miller States at War IV. 829 Authorization of two 100-days regiments for general service. Compounds C1. General use as a modifier. ΚΠ 1817 Morning Post 25 Oct. Orders have also been received..for the immediate embarkation of the depots of the 37th and 62d regiments in Ireland, being the general service men retained after the 2d battalions of these regiments were disbanded. 1868 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 28 Dec. 3/3 Second Lieutenant Charles M. Rockefeller, 9th Infantry, will be placed in charge of the general service recruits at Angel Island. 1907 Ann. Rep. Secretary of War (U.S. War Dept.) III. 95 The absence of a general service corps in our Army seriously affects the efficiency and contentment of line organizations. 1918 Nursing Times 27 Apr. 472/1 The arrival of General Service members who are working as ward maids principally, under exactly the same conditions as the ‘Wacks’. 1944 Economist 1 Apr. 435/1 In the general service category, enlistments in 1943 were 74,000, and the number dispatched as reinforcements to the overseas army was almost the same. 2006 B. Pilch Windows on Life v. 43 She..was responsible for the selecting and recruiting of close on a thousand general service VAD members for duty in France and other theatres of war. C2. General Service Medal n. any of several medals which may be awarded to members of British and Commonwealth armed forces in recognition of their service in operations for which no specific campaign medal exists. ΚΠ 1877 Liverpool Mercury 17 Feb. 7/6 Mr. C. A. Watters exhibited the Indian general service medal (military) clasps for Delhi and Lucknow, awarded to ‘Sepoy Heem Sing, 24th pioneer, regiment of Punjaub infantry’. 1903 Manch. Guardian 5 Oct. 9/4 The King has approved of the Africa General Service Medal, with clasp inscribed Nigeria, 1903, being granted to the Imperial and Colonial forces being employed in the above-mentioned military operations. 1949 Times 16 Aug. 5/6 Members of the crew of the Amethyst, however, had to wait 40 years before recognition came in the shape of the Naval General Service Medal instituted by Queen Victoria. 2001 Medal News Feb. 19/3 There is also the Accumulated Campaign Service Medal which, by definition must be awarded in conjunction with either the new General Service Medal or, since January 1, 2000, with certain UN or other campaign medals to be notified. general service wagon n. now historical any of various types of horse-drawn cart designed for transport and delivery on the battlefield. ΚΠ 1864 F. Miller Equipm. Artillery 353 Flanders wagons are employed in carrying light stores, powder barrels, metal-lined cases, and boxes of projectiles, but the general service wagon being equally applicable to these purposes no more Flanders wagons will be made. 1916 J. Martin Diary 5–6 Oct. in Sapper Martin (2010) 21 A big shell landed just outside our dugout and made a hole big enough to take a General Service wagon. 1938 Stonewall (Manitoba) Argus 12 Jan. 7/1 These vehicles take the place of the general service wagon for front line transport. 1990 Country Life 12 July 101/2 (caption) A scarce First World War General Service Wagon , suitable for a pair of horses, and bearing a brass plate dated 1916. 2016 Journal (Newcastle) (Nexis) 29 Mar. 26 The event will include..horse-pulled First World War vehicles such as ambulances for humans and horses, a field kitchen, general service wagon and mess cart. 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