summer retreat

collocation in English

meaningsofsummerandretreat

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summer
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈsʌm.ər/us
/ˈsʌm.ɚ/
the season of the year between spring and autumn when the weather is warmest, lasting from June to September north of the equator and from December to March south of ...
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retreat
noun
uk
/rɪˈtriːt/us
/rɪˈtriːt/
a move back by soldiers or an army, either because they have been defeated or in order to ...
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(Definition ofsummerandretreatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For much of this period it was used to pasture sheep, support the light station, and provide asummerretreatfor mainland property owners.
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By 1885, a newsummerretreatwas contemplated.
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Thesummerretreatfor most stallions of the school was elsewhere.
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In recent years though lake levels have been on the rise which in turn will hopefully rejuvenate thissummerretreat.
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In modern times, many people have cabins there and use it as asummerretreat.
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He had spent much money to restore and preserve the house and grounds, which he used as asummerretreat.
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At the centre, there was a three-story luxurious palace, which served as thesummerretreatfor the royal family.
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Later, it became asummerretreatplaces for the royals before becoming popular as an international hill station.
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Yantai is a popularsummerretreatwith nice weather and extensive coastline, famous for its apples and the countrys biggest and oldest winery.
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The site chosen for thissummerretreatwas in a secluded hollow.
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It was designed to be asummerretreatfor artists and craftspeople.
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The king used the house as asummerretreatand for hunting.
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Every year the community hosts a four-weeksummerretreat, which has grown increasingly popular in recent years.
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The 1878 tobacco farm served as asummerretreatfor tourists as early as the 1920s.
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The tall pine trees and cooler temperatures made a perfectsummerretreatfrom the exhausting sun.
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But much of the pastoralsummerretreaton the lake survives.
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As greater numbers of people discovered the island, the former plantation lands were subdivided and the lots sold, and it became a fashionablesummerretreat.
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He also did use it for a few years as asummerretreat.
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He is credited with transforming the institution from asummerretreatto a long-term research institution.
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Often ill-equipped and without indoor plumbing, dachas were nevertheless the ultimate solution for millions of working-class families to having an inexpensivesummerretreat.
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