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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At an event hosted by Movember during the couple’s four-day trip to Australia in April, Harry spoke candidly about wanting to do things differently.
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
How to Get There Chiricahua National Monument works equally well as a day trip from Tucson or a weekend getaway in southeastern Arizona.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
School might be out for the summer, but there are plenty of ways to fill a day trip.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Charles and Camilla wrap up their four-day trip on April 30 with a trip to Virginia which will include an event marking the upcoming 250th anniversary of our country's violent divorce from theirs.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
How to Get There Chiricahua National Monument works equally well as a day trip from Tucson or a weekend getaway in southeastern Arizona.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
School might be out for the summer, but there are plenty of ways to fill a day trip.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Charles and Camilla wrap up their four-day trip on April 30 with a trip to Virginia which will include an event marking the upcoming 250th anniversary of our country's violent divorce from theirs.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Day trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20trip. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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