A gap year is a period of time during which a student takes a break from studying after they have finished school and before they start college or university.
[British]
I went around the world in my gap year.
gap year in British English
noun
British
a year's break taken by a student between leaving school and starting college or university
Examples of 'gap year' in a sentence
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This is most common for gap year students who have already taken their exams.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Most students spend their gap years trying to find themselves on top of mountains.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He has also promoted gap year packages for students.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This was our gap year, after all.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
His job sounds like the world 's longest gap year.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It will instead be up to individual universities to decide whether they can afford to exempt gap year students from the raised fees.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
YOU thought gap years were for students?
The Sun (2006)
My son would like to take a gap year between school and university and spend the year studyingin North America.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I asked Mum recently what she thought of doing after her gap year - she had mentioned freelance work or consultancy.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Chinese translation of 'gap year'
gap year
(Brit)
n(c)
高中和大学之间的空隙年
在高中毕业以后、进入大学继续接受高等教育之前，学生可以休息一年，这一年被称为 gap year。在 gap year 期间，很多人选择去旅游或去国外生活，也有人更愿意工作。无论如何选择，他们都能从学校学习生活之外获得宝贵的生活经验。