: occurring, effective, employed, staying, or operating for the full year : not seasonal
a year-round resort
year-round adverb
year-rounder noun

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Seeing the Canadian Rockies is spectacular, and Banff is beautiful year-round, with direct flights available from the Twin Cities to Calgary. Amy Nelson, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026 Whether guests are just passing through, or attending the Durango Independent Film Festival, the Durango Cowboy Gathering or a private wedding, Trotter and Goodman make every effort to connect them to the wider community year-round. Michelle Polizzi, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026 Restaurants must dismantle roadway setups each winter, even though many businesses successfully operated year-round in the past. Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026 In February 2005, the Playhouse opened The Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre, providing it with a permanent, year-round 400-seat performance space, as well as extensive rehearsal and technical facilities and permanent administrative offices. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for year-round

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of year-round was in 1924

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“Year-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/year-round. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.

Kids Definition

year-round

adjective
ˈyi(ə)r-ˈrau̇nd
ˈyiə-ˈrau̇nd
: being in operation for the whole year
a year-round resort
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