field trip

noun

: a visit (as to a factory, farm, or museum) made (as by students and a teacher) for purposes of firsthand observation

Examples of field trip in a Sentence

We took a class field trip to the power plant.

We went on a field trip.

Recent Examples on the Web

All three incidents happened during a field trip to the Morgan Hill Aquatic Center in June, police said. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

In presentations, the district has cited other funding sources that paid for field trips, for example. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Our usual field trip from my elementary school was to go to Balboa Park and/or the zoo, too. — Bridget Knowles, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

The Prescott Family Reindeer Farm in Vanzant in the south-central part of Missouri offers field trips year-round. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for field trip

• airship
• airstrip
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip
• flagship
• headship
• heirship
• judgeship
• kinship
• lightship

Kids Definition

field trip

noun

: a visit (as to a factory, farm, or museum) made by students and usually a teacher for purposes of firsthand observation