[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

occupation \oc`cupa"tion\, n. l. occupatio: cf. f.
   occupation.
   1. the act or process of occupying or taking possession;
      actual possession and control; the state of being
      occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the
      occupation of lands by a tenant.
      1913 webster

   2. that which occupies or engages the time and attention.
      1913 webster +pjc

   3. specfically: the principal business of one's life; the
      principal work by which one earns one's livelihood;
      vocation; employment; profession; calling; trade;
      avocation; as, these days many people continue to practice
      their occupation well into their seventies.
      1913 webster +pjc

            absence of occupation is not rest.    --cowper.
      1913 webster

   occupation bridge engin., a bridge connecting the parts
      of an estate separated by a railroad, a canal, or an
      ordinary road.
      1913 webster

   syn: occupancy; possession; tenure; use; employment;
        avocation; engagement; vocation; calling; office; trade;
        profession.
        1913 webster
see also:
occupation bridge 

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Monkey Bridge >> M Words
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