excursion

Definition of excursion

Nouns

a journey taken for pleasure
"many summer excursions to the shore"
Synonyms:
expedition, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay
Types:
airing
a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air
field trip
a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination
Type of:
journey, journeying
the act of traveling from one place to another
wandering from the main path of a journey
Synonyms:
digression
Type of:
journey, journeying
the act of traveling from one place to another

Vocabulary Lists for excursion

Latin Words »(357 words)
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The Martian Chronicles »(36 words)
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Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 »(89 words)
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Words that contain excursion