gap year
noun/ˈɡæp jɪə(r)/, /ˈɡæp jɜː(r)/
/ˈɡæp jɪr/
(British English)- a year that a young person spends working and/or travelling, often between leaving school and starting university
- I'm planning to take a gap year and go backpacking in India.
- on a gap year He was on a gap year before going to university.
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