Definitions

field trip

NOUN

group excursion

Synonyms

WEAK

day trip excursion expedition jaunt junket outing school outing school trip sightseeing tour

Example Sentences

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As a former interpretive naturalist for the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, he even led a field trip for the Forest Service, BLM and State Parks to highlight the ecological damage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

For many, the Colonial Williamsburg experience begins and ends with a school field trip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Democratic Party fundraiser Charles Myers is organizing a post-Maduro field trip to Venezuela with about 20 hedge funders and asset managers to scout investment opportunities in “oil and gas,” “construction,” and “tourism.”

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026

That was in 1992, and we actually took the cadets on a field trip to Los Alamos where the first nuclear weapon had largely been developed.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

Today I went on a field trip to New York to the natural history museum.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty