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field trip


field trip

noun

Definition of FIELD TRIP

: 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

  1. We took a class field trip to the power plant.
  2. We went on a field trip.

First Known Use of FIELD TRIP

1926

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