water break

noun

A rest period during the business day (usually of about 10 or 15 minutes), allowing people to fetch a drink.

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Meanings

nounwater break (plural water breaks)

plural water breaks

  1. A rest period during the business day (usually of about 10 or 15 minutes), allowing people to fetch a drink.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of waterbreak (in various senses)

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 休息時間 /休息时间
  • 休息時間 /休息时间 (xiūxi shíjiān)rest period during the business day
Finnish juomatauko
  • juomataukorest period during the business day
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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