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| camp1 |
a place or program that provides recreational or instructional activities, and often overnight accommodations in a rustic setting, for children when they are on vacation from school. [1/9 definitions] |
| day camp |
a place or program that offers recreational or instructional activities during the daytime for children who are on vacation from school. |
| day care |
daytime care and supervision, in a home or day-care center, esp. for preschool children, or after-school or vacation care for older children, or supervised daytime care for elderly or disabled people. [1/2 definitions] |
| dude ranch |
a vacation resort operated like a ranch, offering horseback riding and other similar outdoor pastimes. |
| furlough |
a leave of absence or vacation for an enlisted person in the military. [1/4 definitions] |
| honeymoon |
a vacation or trip taken by a couple to celebrate their marriage. [1/4 definitions] |
| hot spot |
a popular, lively nightclub, vacation area, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| house party |
the entertainment of guests overnight or for several days in a home, vacation residence, fraternity house, or the like. |
| leave2 |
a permitted period of vacation or absence, as from work or the military. [1/3 definitions] |
| resort |
a place providing facilities for rest and relaxation to those on vacation. [1/5 definitions] |
| time-sharing |
the joint ownership of property, esp. vacation condominiums and the like, in which each owner occupies the property for a set period of time. [1/2 definitions] |
| vacation |
to take a vacation. [1/3 definitions] |
| vacationer |
a person who is taking a vacation, esp. one traveling or enjoying leisure during a vacation. |
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