1. vacation - Noun
2. vacation - Verb
The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter.
Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure.
Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess.
The intermission of the regular studies and exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as, the spring vacation.
The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is vacant.
Source: Webster's dictionaryNo man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one. Elbert Hubbard
A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in. Robert Orben
Leaving sex to the feminists is like letting your dog vacation at the taxidermist. Camille Paglia
Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders. Ronald Reagan
Every Vacation movie didn't just make the studio money. They each made the studio a lot of money. Chevy Chase
Summer vacation on the ice of a lake. Finnish Proverb