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.
(..) I'm moving into my new lab. More importantly, where have you been? I heard you missed your Monday lecture and both of your students complained. Oh! I took a quick vacation. Best thing I could've done. That is exciting. You'll have to promise to tell me about it, okay? (..)2008 Journey to the Center of the Earth