Veterans Day

noun

: November 11 set aside in commemoration of the end of hostilities in 1918 and 1945 and observed as a legal holiday in the U.S. to honor the veterans of the armed forces

Examples of Veterans Day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The flags will be displayed outside the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center during Veterans Day week. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Season 3 will take place on November 12, 2026, a day after Veterans Day and a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

That’s the day after Veterans Day and and two weeks prior to Thanksgiving. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

An August 2024 commissioners court agenda initially included a proposition to swap out Veterans Day as an employee holiday instead, but the motion never made it to the court. — Rachel Royster july 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Veterans Day

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Kids Definition

Veterans Day

noun

: November 11 observed as a legal holiday in the U.S. in honor of the veterans of U.S. wars