Military Deployment Terminology

3 words in this vocabulary list

noun a person who is traveling towards their home

adjective traveling or directed towards home

  • After a long day of work, the weary travelers were homeward bound.
  • Let's wrap things up here and get homeward bound before it gets too late.
  • I'm ready to bounce and get homeward bound, I'm beat.
  • As the sun began to set, she felt a sense of peace wash over her, knowing she was homeward bound in more ways than one.

verb to move to a new place or position

  • The company decided to relocate its headquarters to a more cost-effective location.
  • We're thinking of relocating to a bigger house closer to the city.
  • I heard Sarah is gonna relocate to the West Coast for her new job.
  • Sometimes we need to relocate our mindset in order to see things from a different perspective.

verb to live in a manner that involves frequently traveling and not having a permanent home, relying on a suitcase for belongings

  • As a traveling consultant, I often have to live out of a suitcase for weeks at a time.
  • My job requires me to live out of a suitcase, so I'm used to packing and unpacking constantly.
  • I'm tired of living out of a suitcase all the time - I wish I could just settle down somewhere.
  • After years of moving from place to place, she felt like she was living out of a suitcase in her own life.