spring break

American  

noun

1. a vacation from school or college during the spring term, lasting about a week.

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Etymology

Origin of spring break

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

It looked more like spring break than heavyweight boxing.

From BBC

She strayed for recent trips to Iceland and Tenerife, Spain, because Costco didn’t have what she wanted but is back and shopping for a Europe trip for spring break next year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although she targeted teen listeners with such songs as the spring break anthem “Where the Boys Are,” Francis ultimately gravitated toward the middle of the road, singing softly lit, tasteful pop for adult audiences.

From Los Angeles Times

For a decade, we were harried Los Angeles co-parents, entwined by conversations involving camp sign-ups, parent/teacher conferences, pediatrician appointments, dividing spring break weeks and the antidotes of two troublesome felines.

From Los Angeles Times

A group of teens and one young adult, celebrating spring break, piled into a Lexus sedan in Santa Ana.

From Los Angeles Times