Noun
(Oxbridge) The university break between the end of one academic year in June and the start of the next in October.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see long, vacation.
Long Vacation (plural Long Vacations)
Alternative letter-case form of long vacation
I rowed stroke and he rowed bow in the famous Long Vacation voyage to Godstow, when the three Miss Liddells were our passengers, and the story was actually composed and spoken over my shoulder. Robinson Duckworth
I was officially advised that during the long vacation it might be profitable to attain at least a nodding acquaintance with the curriculum, and thus stave off the already likely possibility that I would receive a degree classified so low it would be tantamount to a certificate of mental disability. Clive James
"After a long vacation, the Mary Open Doors newsletter is back! Source: Internet
Hollywood starlet Cameron Diaz is on long vacation with her beau Alex Rodriguez and it seems their love is getting too serious. Source: Internet
“I just hopes he takes a good long vacation away from the general public. Source: Internet
He timed Gell's appointment to coincide with both the Long Vacation (from June to September) and the death of Mark Pattison, so potential opposition was prevented from attending the crucial meetings. Source: Internet