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

road-trip

ˈrōd-ˈtrip 

intransitive verb

Examples of road trip in a Sentence

The team won three of five games on its road trip.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Royals will finish their home stand with three games against the Diamondbacks, then head to Boston for the start of their final road trip of the year. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026

Miami entered play four games behind the final National League wild card spot, chasing the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks, with the Marlins scheduled to play both teams on their final road trip of the season. — Brandon Liguori, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026

In 2016, the coach Adam Gase era began with a road trip to Seattle that resulted in a 12-10 loss. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026

Opened in 1938, the Overseas Highway became an iconic American road trip route, carrying travelers across a series of bridges and islands surrounded by turquoise waters and tropical scenery. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for road trip

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