furlough : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: furlough	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for furlough
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
furlough n a temporary leave of absence from military duty v dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized" Synonym(s): furlough, lay off grant a leave to; "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Furlough \Fur"lough\, n. [Prob. fr. D. verlof, fr. a prefix akin to E. for + the root of E. lief, and akin to Dan. forlov, Sw. f[94]rlof, G. verlaub permission. See {Life}, a.] (Mil.) Leave of abserice; especially, leave given to an offcer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, the document granting leave of absence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Furlough \Fur"lough\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furloughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Furloughing}.] (Mil.) To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as to an offcer or soldier.