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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One of his favorite performances on Bourbon Street happened during spring break a few years ago. Jordan Greene, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025 The stadium is slated to be closed starting after spring break this year. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025 Now, the friends share holidays together, spring break trips and numerology readings. Jay Stahl, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025 However, the tradeoff for such wonderful weather will be higher prices and larger crowds, especially during the spring break season in March and April. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for spring break

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“Spring break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20break. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.

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