Meanings
nounhydration break (plural hydration breaks)
plural hydration breaks
- A pause during an activity, especially sports, for a refreshing drink.
All of the clients took a 20-minute rest and hydration break after the tennis activity before the circuit training workout.
2017, Patrick L. Jacobs, NSCA's Essentials of Training Special Populations (page 331)- ball gamesA short break of play in the middle of each half, to allow players to refresh themselves by drinking. The breaks were introduced in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Translations
Bulgarian пауза за хидратация
- пауза за хидратация (pauza za hidratacija)Translations
Czech pauza na pití
- pauza na pitíTranslations
Dutch drinkpauze
- drinkpauzeTranslations
French pause fraicheur
- pause fraicheurTranslations
German Trinkpause
- TrinkpauseTranslations
Hungarian ivószünet
- ivószünetTranslations
Japanese ハイドレーションブレイク
- ハイドレーションブレイク (haidorēshon bureiku)Translations
Korean 하이드레이션 브레이크
- 하이드레이션 브레이크 (haideureisyeon beureikeu)Translations
Malay rehat hidrasi
- rehat hidrasiTranslations
Portuguese pausa para hidratação
- pausa para hidrataçãoTranslations
Spanish pausa de hidratación
- pausa de hidrataciónTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
hydration break. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydration%20break
MLA
“hydration break.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydration%20break. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydration break,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydration%20break.
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