bye week
n.— «Others, though, have plotted strategy in the middle of games and suggested we hold a practice during our bye week.» —“Intensity, tempered with fun” by Michael Rand Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minn.) June 29, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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