Definition of day trip
: a journey in which a person goes to visit a place and then returns home on the same day
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“Day trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20trip. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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