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city break

city break noun: a trip to a city taken for pleasure, typically a relatively short holiday in a distant or foreign city with no travel outside that city.

Noun

city break (plural city breaks)

  1. A trip to a city taken for pleasure, typically a relatively short holiday in a distant or foreign city with no travel outside that city.
    • In North America, as in the UK, hen parties have evolved to incorporate variants of the alcoholic and behavioural excess traditionally associated with stag parties. Together they have become a significant part of the weekend or city-break segment of the tourism and travel industry.2012 November 12, Marion Roberts, Adam Eldridge, Planning the Night-time City, Routledge, →ISBN, page 73
    • Prague is one of the most popular European city break destinations, with a highly developed tourist industry and a large expat population who, if nothing else, help to boost the city's nightlife.2014 April 1, Jacy Meyer, Pocket Rough Guide Prague, Rough Guides UK, →ISBN

Examples of city break in a sentence

  • Promoting Dublin as a city break destination is also a key element of the marketing plans for the city.2016 September 1, Linda L. Lowry, The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Travel and Tourism, SAGE Publications, →ISBN:
  • Not just a city break with museums and stuff, but something epic.2020 August 4, Ronan Hession, Leonard and Hungry Paul, Melville House, →ISBN, page 121:

Forms of city break

pluralcity breaks

Questions about city break

What does city break mean?
City break means a trip to a city taken for pleasure, typically a relatively short holiday in a distant or foreign city with no travel outside that city.
How do you use city break in a sentence?
Promoting Dublin as a city break destination is also a key element of the marketing plans for the city.
What part of speech is city break?
City break is a noun.
What is the plural of city break?
The plural of city break is city breaks.

Words near city break in the dictionary

  1. city block distance
  2. city block distances
  3. city blocks
  4. city boy
  5. city boys
  6. city break
  7. city breaks
  8. city bus
  9. city buses
  10. city busses
  11. City Camp Central

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