school holiday

noun

Any time period for which a school is closed.

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Meanings

nounschool holiday (plural school holidays)

plural school holidays

  1. educationAny time period for which a school is closed.

    Travelling with their granny, who seems more interested in her crossword puzzle than them, they bicker and fight in a futile bid to get her attention. Oh, the joys of travelling during the school holidays!

    2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL, number 970, page 55
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APA

school holiday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school%20holiday

MLA

“school holiday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school%20holiday. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “school holiday,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school%20holiday.

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