Occupation /(?)/

Oc·cu·pa·tion

Occupation

n.
  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.
  2. That which occupies or engages the time and attention.
  3. 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.
    Absence of occupation is not rest.

Phrases & Compounds
Occupation bridge
a bridge connecting the parts of an estate separated by a railroad, a canal, or an ordinary road.