year-round school

noun

A school schedule where summer vacation is shorter and students are given breaks throughout the school year instead of a long summer vacation.

Meanings

nounyear-round school (plural year-round schools)

plural year-round schools

  1. A school schedule where summer vacation is shorter and students are given breaks throughout the school year instead of a long summer vacation.
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