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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Earlier on the road trip, the center fielder accomplished the first half of the feat, hitting his 30th home run of the season in Kansas City.
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
Hawkins, who’s traveling with the Cubs on their road trip to Atlanta, declined to comment before Tuesday’s game at Truist Park.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
In his upcoming fantasy romance movie with Margot Robbie, their characters, David and Sarah, two singles who meet at a wedding, embark on a life-changing road trip, reliving important moments from their pasts through magical doorways.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Anyone who has taken an EV on a road trip knows that cranking up the A/C or heater can drain range quickly.
—Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
Hawkins, who’s traveling with the Cubs on their road trip to Atlanta, declined to comment before Tuesday’s game at Truist Park.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
In his upcoming fantasy romance movie with Margot Robbie, their characters, David and Sarah, two singles who meet at a wedding, embark on a life-changing road trip, reliving important moments from their pasts through magical doorways.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Anyone who has taken an EV on a road trip knows that cranking up the A/C or heater can drain range quickly.
—Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Road trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20trip. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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