Excursion

Quick meaning: Excursion is a noun meaning A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.

Meaning

A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.

More Meanings

1. (Australia) A field trip.
2. A wandering from the main subject: a digression.
3. (aviation) An occurrence where an aircraft runs off the end or side of a runway or taxiway, usually during takeoff, landing, or taxi.
4. (phonetics) A deviation in pitch, for example in the syllables of enthusiastic speech.
5. Temporary deviation from a regular course or pattern
6. (intransitive) To go on a recreational trip or excursion.

Example Sentences

While driving home I took an excursion and saw some deer.

After an unsuccessful excursion into banking, I've returned to public life.

After breakfast, that next morning in Chamonix, we went out in the yard and watched the gangs of excursioning tourists arriving and departing with their mules and guides and porters […]

Now all his ponderings, however excursive, wheeled round Isabel as their center; and back to her they came again from every excursion; and again derived some new, small germs for wonderment.

Word Forms

• excursions
• excursioning
• excursioned

Synonyms for excursion

Depending on context, synonyms include journey, trip, jaunt, digression, excursus, expedition.

Antonyms for excursion

Common opposites include incursion.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include outing, jaunt, expedition, digression, junket, trip.

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