Main Entry:

ex·cur·sion

Pronunciation:

\ik-ˈskər-zhən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin excursion-, excursio, from excurrere

Date:

circa 1587

1 a: a going out or forth : expedition b (1): a usually brief pleasure trip (2): a trip at special reduced rates2: deviation from a direct, definite, or proper course ; especially : digression <needless excursions into abstruse theory>3: a movement outward and back or from a mean position or axis ; also : the distance traversed : amplitude <the excursion of a piston>