vacation
a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
a part of the year, regularly set aside, when normal activities of law courts, legislatures, etc., are suspended.
freedom or release from duty, business, or activity.
an act or instance of vacating.
to take or have a vacation: to vacation in the Caribbean.
Origin of vacation
1Other words from vacation
- va·ca·tion·er, va·ca·tion·ist, noun
- va·ca·tion·less, adjective
- min·i·va·ca·tion, noun
- pre·va·ca·tion, noun, adjective
Words that may be confused with vacation
- vacation , vocation
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How to use vacation in a sentence
Neither the lumber business, nor the leasing of camp sites and bungalows to Summer vacationists and Fall hunters, paid.
The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp | Laura Lee HopeHenrietta demanded the moment she learned which dwelling the party of vacationists would occupy.
The Campfire Girls on Station Island | Margaret PenroseIt was all right for pleasure seekers and vacationists, but business men were in a hurry.
The Black Star Passes | John W CampbellThe hot Summer days also increased the fire hazard by driving more vacationists into the woods.
Bill Bruce on Forest Patrol | Henry Harley ArnoldJust above them lay a wooded island, occupied at this time by a colony of vacationists.
The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence | Harry Gordon
British Dictionary definitions for vacation
/ (vəˈkeɪʃən) /
mainly British a period of the year when the law courts or universities are closed
mainly US and Canadian a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries) holiday
the act of departing from or abandoning property, etc
(intr) US and Canadian to take a vacation; holiday
Origin of vacation
1Derived forms of vacation
- vacationless, adjective
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