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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But this town, and nearby Muscle Shoals, is rich in culture, history, and fun activities to fill a weekend or day trip. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 July 2025 Wear it with slides and a beach tote for a coastal day trip, or elevate it with wedges and statement earrings for a fancier night out. Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025 For a unique day trip, take a boat around the Sept-Îles archipelago, four miles off the area’s Pink Granite Coast. Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 24 June 2025 Dante wrote of a day trip to Hell at the Earth's core and in 1864 Verne published his science fiction classic Journey to the Center of the Earth (Voyage au center de la Terre), where a team of adventurers descend through the Earth's crust and embark on all sorts of fabulous adventures. David Szondy june 08, New Atlas, 8 June 2025 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 12 Jul. 2025.

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