field trip

noun

: 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 in a Sentence

We took a class field trip to the power plant.

We went on a field trip.

Recent Examples on the Web

Cultivating future scientists While museums may be viewed simply as sites for school field trips or family outings, their impact extends far beyond entertainment. — Lili Mei Granda Argianas, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

Dolan’s team took a field trip to Pennsylvania to tour the Woods System of Care facility. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Students will also take field trips to experience scripted and unscripted television productions firsthand. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Backing a school can mean funding the bus for a field trip that was about to get cut, covering registration fees for a team or sponsoring equipment a program couldn’t otherwise afford. — Karl Mawhinney, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for field trip

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

Kids Definition

field trip

noun

: a visit (as to a factory, farm, or museum) made by students and usually a teacher for purposes of firsthand observation