long weekend

noun

1. a weekend holiday extended by a day or days on either side

Example Sentences

That’s the long weekend’s entertainment sorted, with a sequel that comes close to the soaring storytelling and exhilarating anthems of the first film, which delighted young audiences eight years ago, resulting in countless Halloween costumes and babies belting about how far they’ll go.

From Los Angeles Times

The Express said options to mark the occasion included days off on 9 and 12 May for nationwide celebrations over a long weekend, or adding another bank holiday on 22 August to make the summer bank holiday a four-day break.

From BBC

That means there is not exactly an anniversary, but more a long weekend of mourning.

From BBC

And since we had a long weekend of wedding travel that took us from Ohio to Maryland to Florida, we had a lot of bags—some checked, some carry-on.

From Slate

He described an occasion in London on a long weekend, when Rigby demanded he buy her a designer handbag.

From BBC

Related Words

• anniversary
• break
• celebration
• feast
• festival
• festivity
• gala
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• vacation