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

Throw in the Montreal Canadiens on opening night and Edmonton in an Eastern Time matinee on the second leg of a back-to-back (and last game of a road trip), and the recipe is there for Detroit to sneak up on a few of these opponents early in the season. —Max Bultman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025

Lululemon Softstreme High-rise Straight-leg Cropped Pants These incredibly cozy, cropped sweatpants, made with the brand's Softstreme material, are the perfect bottoms for a fall road trip or an overnight flight. —Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025

From checking the latest from a favorite K-pop star to creating a soundtrack for a weekend road trip, ChatGPT handles the context and delivers relevant recommendations. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025

Philadelphia visits on Thursday and then Ottawa, two other opponents down in recent years, before a five-game road trip. —Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for road trip

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