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year-round, a. and adv.
[f. the phr. all the year round s.v. round adv. 1 e.]
A. adj. That exists, occurs, is used, etc., all the year round. Also of persons: residing in a place for the whole year.
1939Florida (Federal Writers' Project) ii. 177 The western district..contains..many homes of year-round residents. 1939R. Campbell Flowering Rifle ii. 38 And thaws numbed strikers from their year-round frost. 1945Nelson & Wright Tomorrow's House x. 111/1 One advantage of the inside bathroom..is that it has year-round ventilation. 1960House & Garden Aug. 40/1 A skilfully-planned year-round family house. 1961Guardian 8 May 8/6 A moment, known increasingly to year-round Londoners. 1976Sci. Amer. July 118/1 Where the diversion of local streams would not provide a year-round supply of water it was necessary to build a reservoir. 1980P. Moyes Angel Death i 7 Year-round sunshine.
B. adv. = all the year round.
1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. 47/8 Enjoy swimming year-round in the outdoor and indoor pools. 1979Wall Street Jrnl. 20 Dec. 18/1 The yuletide bulge chiefly reflects the greater number of people in the stores at that time. However, the crime is rising year-round. 1981C. Miller Childhood in Scotland 58 Rabbits..were shot year-round. |