noun / verb
vacation
vay-KAY-shun/veɪˈkeɪʃn/
A break from work or school for rest or pleasure.
The family enjoys a lakeside picnic during its vacation.
Etymology
Being “free” originally meant release from duties or obligations. The word came to name a suspension of ordinary work or school, then time away for rest or travel.
In context
three ways that you can get totally relaxed on vacation i want you to feel like you're rejuvenated when you return from your trip body mind and soul
More examples
- They vacationed near the coast last year.
- She has saved for a long vacation.
- We are vacationing in the mountains this summer.
Forms
vacation · vacations · vacationed · vacationing
vacationer noun — Someone taking time away for rest or travel.