half term

Speech parts

1. half term - Noun

2. half term - Adjective

Meaning

a short vacation about halfway through a school term

Alternative names

half-term

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Examples

he came to visit at half-term Source: Internet

"All parents across the whole college have been notified of this situation and have been given the option to withdraw their child(ren) from school for the half-term break with immediate effect." Source: Internet

An additional 3,500 gendarmes are also to be drafted in to protect schools when they open after the half-term holiday on Monday, and 120 extra police have been sent to Nice. Source: Internet

Camilla asked some of the schoolchildren how they were enjoying their half-term break, while Charles told them they might be asked to write essays about their visit. Source: Internet

Country park car parks in Hampshire remain open to visitors this bank holiday weekend and half-term holiday. Source: Internet

As he has pointed out in his defence, E5,000 is a mere spoonful of seawater compared to the money the ski resort and other local businesses would have stood to lose if the annual influx of half-term snow tourists had failed to materialise. Source: Internet

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