day trip

noun

: a journey in which a person goes to visit a place and then returns home on the same day

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This might be the time to adopt a less busy itinerary and go sweat it out at a temazcal or traditional bathhouse, or get a massage in lieu of squeezing in that additional day trip. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026 Despite being at the end of a grueling four-day trip to France, Leo noted a news report Monday afternoon about Nvidia introducing guardrails into AI. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 Chinese leader Xi Jinping departed Washington this afternoon after a three-day trip that led to no significant breakthroughs on the two country’s disagreements, including on AI, Taiwan and Iran. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Luckily, the best ramen town in the country, in my humble opinion, is an easy day trip from Tokyo. — Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for day trip

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“Day trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20trip. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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