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see service1Serve in the armed forces: he saw service in both world wars...- During the second world war, he saw service in the East African campaign and later in the desert.
- Charles was educated as a soldier and saw service in the Swedish army from 1642 to 1645 during the Thirty Years War.
- Later he served in the army and saw service in Germany.
1.1Be used: the building later saw service as a blacksmith’s shop...- The ten-ton Saracen, fitted with a Browning turret-mounted machine gun and a BREN anti-aircraft gun, first saw service in Malaya and was a common sight in Northern Ireland.
- At first the Gannet was used in submarine detection but in the mid-1960s the advanced early warning version was developed, and saw service until 1977.
- The Lux range first saw service at the Open championship in Kent earlier this year where they were tested out by the millionaires of world golf, who pronounced themselves satisfied.
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