spring break
noun
US
: a vacation from classes at a school usually for a week in the spring
especially
: such a vacation at a college or university
Many students go to Florida for spring break.
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On the international front, Ewers and Barnes went to Turks and Caicos for what appeared to be spring break.
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Francesca Gariano, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Tyre, 14, died while visiting Orlando’s ICON Park on spring break with his football team.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
Here's how to best experience the famous spring break destination—and go beyond the beach.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2024
November is one of the busiest months in the fall, though passenger traffic is greater during the December holidays and spring break in March.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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Francesca Gariano, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Tyre, 14, died while visiting Orlando’s ICON Park on spring break with his football team.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
Here's how to best experience the famous spring break destination—and go beyond the beach.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2024
November is one of the busiest months in the fall, though passenger traffic is greater during the December holidays and spring break in March.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Spring break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20break. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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