road trip
noun
1
: a trip taken by a sports team to play one or more away games
2
: an extended trip in a motor vehicle
Examples of road trip in a Sentence
The team won three of five games on its road trip.
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The Nationals are 13-18 to begin the new season, and are kicking off a six-game road trip to Philadelphia and Cincinnati against their National League East rivals.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Next up is a six-game road trip, which begins Friday night in St. Louis.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
The pitchers on the opposing mound will soften, even as soon as this week’s road trip.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
The novel features a woman in her mid-40s who heads out on a solo road trip across the country, only to stop at a roadside motel 30 minutes from her home.
—Lynn Levy, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Next up is a six-game road trip, which begins Friday night in St. Louis.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
The pitchers on the opposing mound will soften, even as soon as this week’s road trip.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
The novel features a woman in her mid-40s who heads out on a solo road trip across the country, only to stop at a roadside motel 30 minutes from her home.
—Lynn Levy, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Road trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20trip. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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