Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A usually short journey made for pleasure; an outing.
- noun A roundtrip in a passenger vehicle at a special low fare.
- noun A group taking a short pleasure trip together.
- noun A diversion or deviation from a main topic; a digression.
- noun A movement from and back to a mean position or axis in an oscillating or alternating motion.
- noun The distance traversed in such a movement.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make an excursion.
- noun The act of running out or forth; hence, deviation from a fixed or usual course; a passing or advancing beyond fixed or usual limits.
- noun Digression; deviation; a wandering from a subject or main design; an excursus.
- noun A journey; specifically, a short journey, jaunt, or trip to some point for a special purpose, with the intention of speedy return: as, a pleasure excursion; a scientific excursion.
- noun A company traveling together for a special purpose; a joint expedition, especially a holiday expedition.
- noun In physics, a movement of a moving or vibrating body from a mean position: as, the excursion of a planet from the ecliptic, of a satellite from the apparent position of its primary, or of the prong of a tuning-fork.
- noun In machinery, the range of stroke of any moving part; the travel: as, the excursion of a pistonrod.
- noun 7. A projecting addition to a building.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally.
- A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief tour.
- A wandering from a subject; digression.
- (Mach.) Length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An awkward use of the word.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A brief recreational
trip ; a journey out of the usual way.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun wandering from the main path of a journey
- noun a journey taken for pleasure
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Among the few additional circumstances which I retain of this excursion is a visit to Kensington, to see that James Martin (my mother's uncle), of whose conduct to his aged father you have heard me speak.
Autobiography and Other Memorials of Mrs. Gilbert, Formerly Ann Taylor 1874
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We have what we call 'excursion hours' or 'excursion days.'
Wired Top Stories Cade Metz 2012
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Ending the downhill excursion is fairly simple, point the board at an angle on the slope.
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Who you would want on that type of excursion is more important than the local, activities, and food.
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Ending the downhill excursion is fairly simple, point the board at an angle on the slope.
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Do you have any idea how exhausting a museum excursion is with 2 toddlers?
Archive 2009-02-01 Laura 2009
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However, what he was looking on his secret Argentina state paid for excursion is what South Carolina wants to impeach for.
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Do you have any idea how exhausting a museum excursion is with 2 toddlers?
Goan Curried Braised Beef With Potatoes, Cider Vinegar & Coconut Milk Laura 2009
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This excursion is recognized as one of the best shore excursions in the Caribbean and is only available on St. Maarten.
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Your excursion is telling you two are your own persons and have done what brings a smile to your faces when you now think of Mexico.
Scared of Mexico 2008
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Sometimes, the poles try to reverse positions but then snap back into place, in what is called an excursion.
The Magnetic Field Is Shifting. The Poles May Flip. This Could Get Bad. Alanna Mitchell 2019
dailyword commented on the word excursion
We will be doing these on our Viking River Cruises Grand European Tour next month.
May 9, 2013