excursion

ex·cur·sion

noun \ik-ˈskər-zhən\

Definition of EXCURSION

1

a : a going out or forth : expedition b (1) : a usually brief pleasure trip (2) : a trip at special reduced rates

2

: 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>

Examples of EXCURSION

1. They went on a brief excursion to the coast.
2. <our weekend excursions have encompassed virtually all parts of our home state>

Origin of EXCURSION

Latin excursion-, excursio, from excurrere

First Known Use: circa 1587

Related to EXCURSION

Synonyms: jaunt, junket, outing, ramble, sally, sashay, sortie, spin

Related Words: journey, travel(s), voyage; circuit, tour; expedition, odyssey, safari; detour; hike, peregrination, trek, walk; pilgrimage

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Rhymes with EXCURSION

aspersion, aversion, coercion, conversion, dispersion, diversion, emersion, eversion, immersion, incursion, inversion, perversion, recursion, reversion, submersion, subversion