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
The Chargers took a field trip to SoFi Stadium for practice Wednesday, staying dry while straining to hear instructions as a steady downpour pelted the roof far above their heads.
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Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 25 Dec. 2025
As Jon got older, the entire family took evening field trips to the gym at Sparkman High School, where Manuel had been hired as principal.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
Notably, one resident, affectionately named Beach Donkey, received treatment for foot dermatitis and trained to wear her custom shoes during fun field trips around the aquarium.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025
Security footage — made public only after weeks of public outcry — provide the first detailed account of how a school field trip at one of the northern Dominican Republic’s most prominent private schools, Leonard Da Vinci Institute, turned tragic.
—Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
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Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 25 Dec. 2025
As Jon got older, the entire family took evening field trips to the gym at Sparkman High School, where Manuel had been hired as principal.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
Notably, one resident, affectionately named Beach Donkey, received treatment for foot dermatitis and trained to wear her custom shoes during fun field trips around the aquarium.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025
Security footage — made public only after weeks of public outcry — provide the first detailed account of how a school field trip at one of the northern Dominican Republic’s most prominent private schools, Leonard Da Vinci Institute, turned tragic.
—Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for field trip
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“Field trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trip. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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