: occurring, effective, employed, staying, or operating for the full year : not seasonal
a year-round resort
year-round adverb
year-rounder noun

Examples of year-round in a Sentence

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Some gas stations had miles-long lines; fuel was rationed based on whether a car’s license-plate number was even or odd; the White House Christmas tree went unlit; daylight savings was imposed year-round. Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026 The airline is adding flights to Jacksonville, Tampa and Dallas Fort Worth, plus increasing Cartagena, Colombia, service to daily year-round. Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026 The livestream is believed to be the most viewed of any year-round nature cams on YouTube. Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026 Some are year-round and others are seasonal, but these guest ranches all offer fresh air, scenic adventures on horseback, and family memories to cherish. Julie Bielenberg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for year-round

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of year-round was in 1924

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“Year-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/year-round. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

year-round

adjective
ˈyi(ə)r-ˈrau̇nd
ˈyiə-ˈrau̇nd
: being in operation for the whole year
a year-round resort
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