half term

British

noun

education
1. a short holiday midway through an academic term
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a half-term holiday

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Half term was downtime away from the rhythm of the school day in Windsor and the family was spending it, as they often do, privately in Norfolk.

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He said it had come just at the right time for schools' February half term break.

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The radical plans could be unveiled in full as early as Monday, when MPs return to parliament, and there is likely to be dismay at a leak during recess and half term.

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Almost 50,000 passengers will fly out of Manchester Airport on Friday in what will be its busiest February half term on record, while the airline and tour operator Jet2 also reported a rise in bookings.

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Jet2 told the BBC it would take more people away this February half term than last year, as people were flying to southern Europe to escape the UK's bad weather.

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