forty-eight
(US, military) A period of 48 hours' leave, i.e.
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Forty-Eight Step-Sisters Butcher and Salad Bar
Four minutes and forty-eight seconds. We're all dead. Burned to a crisp.
And nobody had said yes or no. She replied on day nine with "yes." One word. Her yes was reply forty-eight.
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(US, military) A period of 48 hours' leave, i.e. two days.
“Forty-Eight Step-Sisters Butcher and Salad Bar”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Four minutes and forty-eight seconds. We're all dead. Burned to a crisp.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“And nobody had said yes or no. She replied on day nine with "yes." One word. Her yes was reply forty-eight.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ad: For Sale - For Sale: 2019 Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight® #HarleyDavidson #MotorcycleForSale #FortyEight”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ad: For Sale - For Sale: 2018 Harley-Davidson® XL1200X - Sportster® Forty-Eight® #HarleyDavidson #Sportster #FortyEight”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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