: 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

Recent Examples on the Web The community Homeowner’s Association also facilitates several year-round events that serve as springboards for deeper connections. Weichert Realtors® Welch & Company, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024 The city's lower cost of living, warm and sunny year-round weather, robust job market, and proximity to national parks and outdoor recreation are all factors for this impressive growth. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2024 Although Michigan's ozone season generally runs between the warmer months of March and October, particle pollution from sources like power plants, vehicle emissions and industry can reach unhealthy levels year-round. Kristi Tanner, Detroit Free Press, 18 May 2024 Shoppers can save on patio furniture, ice cream makers, breezy dresses, and other summer must-haves, as well as year-round staples from brands like Apple, Dyson, and New Balance. Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024 In other words, there’s no spring feeding it or keeping it cool year-round. Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 16 May 2024 Sacrificing more permanent parking capacity and year-round venue patronage to favor stagnating, highly seasonal bicycle traffic seems patently inequitable. Jerome Johnson, Twin Cities, 16 May 2024 While many folks fly into the country’s capital, San Jose, Charlotte Douglas International Airport offers direct options to Liberia, year-round. Deanna Taylor, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2024 These are the accepted, if unofficial, rules of SoCal’s spearfishing bums, a relatively small but hardcore group of sportsmen and -women who hunt the elusive fish year-round. Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 May 2024

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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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Cite this Entry

“Year-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/year-round. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

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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