winter break

American  

noun

• winter breaks
  plural

1. a period of vacation between semesters of colleges, universities, or other schools and usually including the winter holidays.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• winter breaks
  plural

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winter break

Daniel was a college freshman home on winter break.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

In 2024, when the family was returning from winter break in St. Thomas in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp also called for change, while his successor Arne Slot said the lack of a winter break in England is "not helpful".

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

When Joziah returned to his hometown over winter break, he went out with some female friends, during which they were recorded on Meta AI glasses and posted on social media without their consent.

From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026

“Yeah. We used to take the Johnson boat north in summer, but we sold it when we left Minnesota. We’d go ice fishing for winter break, too. Not much of that here, I guess.”

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina