long weekend

noun

1. a weekend holiday extended by a day or days on either side

Example Sentences

And since we had a long weekend of wedding travel that took us from Ohio to Maryland to Florida, we had a lot of bags—some checked, some carry-on.

From Slate

He described an occasion in London on a long weekend, when Rigby demanded he buy her a designer handbag.

From BBC

Conversely, is there a more complicated dish in the book that you think would make for a wonderful “project” on a long weekend for a more advanced cook?

From Salon

Conversely, is there a more complicated dish in the book that you think would make for a wonderful “project” on a long weekend for a more advanced cook?

From Salon

We were off for two years, and you come back and you see all the same people and it feels like you just had a long weekend.

From Salon

Related Words

• anniversary
• break
• celebration
• feast
• festival
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