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
The announcement will add to rising alarm about the safety of Westerners working and vacationing in Egypt.
ISIS Wannabes Claim They Killed an American in Egypt | Jamie Dettmer | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI suspect very few—unless you were vacationing in Hawaii or returning home to Searchlight, Nevada.
The ‘Defining Issue of Our Time’ Is Obama’s Constitutional Excesses | Ron Christie | January 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was arrested not long afterwards for drunk driving while vacationing in Florida.
The Kennedy Library released never-before-seen footage of JFK vacationing in Cape Cod with his family.
Brian Williams Does Marky Mark, NASA’s Scary Map & More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | August 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMike Giglio on the rumors surrounding the American mom vacationing in Turkey.
Speculation Swirls in Istanbul: What Happened to Sarai Sierra? | Mike Giglio | February 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
That they had come to her meetings in large numbers while vacationing in Saratoga Springs, this was important.
Susan B. Anthony | Alma LutzAmy said that Jessie kept them so hard at work that it did not seem at all as though they were vacationing.
The Campfire Girls on Station Island | Margaret PenroseHarrison was vacationing and he viewed the emergency contact from Intersolar Spaceport with annoyance.
The Sword | Frank QuattrocchiDoes he build another nest and rear another family, or does he go vacationing?
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets | VariousWhile my pals were vacationing I was ranching, and ranching under Old Nick is no vacation.
The Trail of Conflict | Emilie Baker Loring
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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