excursion
playSimple Definition of excursion
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: a short trip especially for pleasure
Full 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 in a sentence
They went on a brief excursion to the coast.
<our weekend excursions have encompassed virtually all parts of our home state>
Origin and Etymology of excursion
Latin excursion-, excursio, from excurrere
First Known Use: circa 1587
EXCURSION Defined for Kids
excursion
playDefinition of excursion for Students
1 : a brief trip for pleasure
2 : a trip at special reduced rates
Medical Dictionary
excursion
playMedical Definition of excursion
1a: a movement outward and back or from a mean position or axis <excursion of the femur>b: the distance traversed
2: one complete movement of expansion and contraction of the lungs and their membranes (as in breathing)
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