vacation

Definition

  • noun: a period of time that a person spends away from home, school, or business usually in order to relax or travel
  • noun: a respite or a time of respite from something
  • verb: to go somewhere during a vacation
  • verb: to take or spend a vacation
  • often used in the phrase 'on vacation'
  • synonyms: intermission, rest, leisure

Examples

  • All employees are given three weeks 'vacation'. [=they will be paid for 15 days that they do not work per year]

  • His parents have a beautiful 'vacation home' [=a house that someone lives in during vacations] by the lake.

  • She spent most of her 'long vacations' [=summer vacations] at her parents' house.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) l mean, l think they were robots. l mean, l know they were robots! Yes, the robots of Westworld are there to serve you... ...and to give you the most unique vacation experience of your life. Thank you, sir. And you, madam? Hello. What is your name? My name is Janet Lane, (..)
    1973 Westworld
  • (..) what Delos is, well, as we've always said... ...Delos is the vacation of the future, today. At Delos you get your choice of the vacation you want. There's Medieval World, Roman World and, of course, Westworld. Let's talk to some people (..)
    1973 Westworld