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

Examples of year-round in a Sentence

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The breathable cotton quilt is lightweight enough to use year-round, but the warm tones beckon for fall. Sheri Kaz, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025 The Marine Corps said live-fire training was conducted at Camp Pendleton year-round to maintain combat readiness and precision. Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025 Creosote also tends to make your fireplace smell like a campfire year-round. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025 The year-round warm weather doesn't hurt either. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025 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 25 Oct. 2025.

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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