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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Traffic congestion in the Keys — especially during weekends, special events, spring break and the peak tourist season — can slow things considerably.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
According to local Florida newspaper, Alligator, in 2023, the state saw a record 37.9 million visitors between January and March, marking the largest influx during the spring break months.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 8 May 2025
Local tour groups and knickknack shops, usually booming at this time of year from spring break travel, have said the uncertainty of tariffs and the trade war’s effect on the stock market have turned people away from local travel.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
If Florida’s central Gulf Coast — traditionally a magnet for Midwestern retirees and spring break beach benders — is worthy of world-class architecture and a high-society brand like Waldorf Astoria, who’s to say Raleigh-Durham and Colorado Springs aren’t next?
—Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
According to local Florida newspaper, Alligator, in 2023, the state saw a record 37.9 million visitors between January and March, marking the largest influx during the spring break months.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 8 May 2025
Local tour groups and knickknack shops, usually booming at this time of year from spring break travel, have said the uncertainty of tariffs and the trade war’s effect on the stock market have turned people away from local travel.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
If Florida’s central Gulf Coast — traditionally a magnet for Midwestern retirees and spring break beach benders — is worthy of world-class architecture and a high-society brand like Waldorf Astoria, who’s to say Raleigh-Durham and Colorado Springs aren’t next?
—Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Spring break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20break. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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