gap year noun
A year spent by a student between school and university doing non-academic activities such as voluntary work abroad
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a year, usually between finishing school and starting university or college, when you travel or work
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n. chiefly Brit. a period, typically an academic year, taken by a student as a break between secondary school and higher education
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noun, pl ⋯ years [count]
She decided to take a gap year between high school and college.
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a year that a young person spends working and/or travelling, often between leaving school and starting university
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I'm planning to take a gap year and go backpacking in India.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.