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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Trump left Washington on Friday night for a five-day trip to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, which will be his first to the region since returning to the White House. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025 Gómez took the 5-day trip to Mexico City as a brief respite before starting intensive training to care for Noah at his home in New York City. Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025 Ocean Bottle 17-ounce Stainless Steel Water Bottle Our expert carried this reusable bottle on a recent 10-day trip. Clay Abney, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025 The Moon is 384,000 kilometers away, a three-day trip. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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